-from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
-from forum.utils.forms import get_next_url
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponse
+from forum.forms import get_next_url
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
from forum.user_messages import create_message, get_and_delete_messages
-from django.conf import settings
+from forum import settings
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
import logging
#also set the first greeting one time per session only
if 'greeting_set' not in request.session:
request.session['greeting_set'] = True
+
msg = _('First time here? Check out the <a href="%s">FAQ</a>!') % reverse('faq')
- request.user.message_set.create(message=msg)
+
+ # If the store greeting in cookie setting is activated make sure that the greeting_set cookies isn't set
+ if (settings.STORE_GREETING_IN_COOKIE and not request.COOKIES.has_key('greeting_set')) or \
+ not settings.STORE_GREETING_IN_COOKIE:
+ request.user.message_set.create(message=msg)
+
+ if settings.STORE_GREETING_IN_COOKIE:
+ request.COOKIES.set(key='greeting_set', value=True)