Turn off dropdown on new post screen under some single-purpose conditions

daemon.py

@@ -2078,7 +2078,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               domainFull,
                               self.server.defaultTimeline,
                               self.server.newswire,
-                              self.server.themeName).encode('utf-8')
+                              self.server.themeName,
+                              True).encode('utf-8')
             msglen = len(msg)
             self._set_headers('text/html', msglen,
                               cookie, callingDomain)
@@ -2176,7 +2177,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               domainFull,
                               self.server.defaultTimeline,
                               self.server.newswire,
-                              self.server.themeName).encode('utf-8')
+                              self.server.themeName,
+                              True).encode('utf-8')
             msglen = len(msg)
             self._set_headers('text/html', msglen,
                               cookie, callingDomain)
@@ -9711,7 +9713,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                      inReplyToUrl: str, replyToList: [],
                      shareDescription: str, replyPageNumber: int,
                      domain: str, domainFull: str,
-                     GETstartTime, GETtimings: {}, cookie) -> bool:
+                     GETstartTime, GETtimings: {}, cookie,
+                     noDropDown: bool) -> bool:
         """Shows the new post screen
         """
         isNewPostEndpoint = False
@@ -9740,7 +9743,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               domainFull,
                               self.server.defaultTimeline,
                               self.server.newswire,
-                              self.server.themeName).encode('utf-8')
+                              self.server.themeName,
+                              noDropDown).encode('utf-8')
             if not msg:
                 print('Error replying to ' + inReplyToUrl)
                 self._404()
@@ -9983,6 +9987,12 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         if self.path.startswith('/@'):
             self.path = self.path.replace('/@', '/users/')
 
+        # turn off dropdowns on new post screen
+        noDropDown = False
+        if self.path.endswith('?nodropdown'):
+            noDropDown = True
+            self.path = self.path.replace('?nodropdown', '')
+
         # redirect music to #nowplaying list
         if self.path == '/music' or self.path == '/nowplaying':
             self.path = '/tags/nowplaying'
@@ -11556,7 +11566,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                  self.server.domain,
                                  self.server.domainFull,
                                  GETstartTime, GETtimings,
-                                 cookie):
+                                 cookie, noDropDown):
                 return
 
         self._benchmarkGETtimings(GETstartTime, GETtimings,

webapp_column_right.py

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def getRightColumnContent(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domainFull: str,
             titleStr = translate['Publish a news article']
         publishButtonStr = \
             '        <a href="' + \
-            '/users/' + nickname + '/newblog" ' + \
+            '/users/' + nickname + '/newblog?nodropdown" ' + \
             'title="' + titleStr + '">' + \
             '<button class="publishbtn">' + \
             translate['Publish'] + '</button></a>\n'
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def getRightColumnContent(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domainFull: str,
                 titleStr = translate['Publish a news article']
             htmlStr += \
                 '        <a href="' + \
-                '/users/' + nickname + '/newblog">' + \
+                '/users/' + nickname + '/newblog?nodropdown">' + \
                 '<img class="' + editImageClass + \
                 '" loading="lazy" alt="' + \
                 titleStr + '" title="' + \

webapp_create_post.py

@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ def _htmlNewPostDropDown(scopeIcon: str, scopeDescription: str,
                          dropdownDMSuffix: str,
                          dropdownReminderSuffix: str,
                          dropdownEventSuffix: str,
-                         dropdownReportSuffix: str) -> str:
+                         dropdownReportSuffix: str,
+                         noDropDown: bool) -> str:
     """Returns the html for a drop down list of new post types
     """
     dropDownContent = '<nav><div class="newPostDropdown">\n'
@@ -82,8 +83,12 @@ def _htmlNewPostDropDown(scopeIcon: str, scopeDescription: str,
     dropDownContent += '  <img loading="lazy" alt="" title="" src="/' + \
         'icons/' + scopeIcon + '"/><b>' + \
         scopeDescription + '</b></label>\n'
-    dropDownContent += '  <ul>\n'
 
+    if noDropDown:
+        dropDownContent += '</div></nav>\n'
+        return dropDownContent
+
+    dropDownContent += '  <ul>\n'
     if showPublicOnDropdown:
         dropDownContent += \
             '<li><a href="' + pathBase + dropdownNewPostSuffix + \
@@ -156,8 +161,8 @@ def _htmlNewPostDropDown(scopeIcon: str, scopeDescription: str,
             'icons/scope_question.png"/><b>' + \
             translate['Question'] + '</b><br>' + \
             translate['Ask a question'] + '</a></li>\n'
-
     dropDownContent += '  </ul>\n'
+
     dropDownContent += '</div></nav>\n'
     return dropDownContent
 
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ def htmlNewPost(cssCache: {}, mediaInstance: bool, translate: {},
                 nickname: str, domain: str,
                 domainFull: str,
                 defaultTimeline: str, newswire: {},
-                theme: str) -> str:
+                theme: str, noDropDown: bool) -> str:
     """New post screen
     """
     replyStr = ''
@@ -641,7 +646,8 @@ def htmlNewPost(cssCache: {}, mediaInstance: bool, translate: {},
                                  dropdownDMSuffix,
                                  dropdownReminderSuffix,
                                  dropdownEventSuffix,
-                                 dropdownReportSuffix)
+                                 dropdownReportSuffix,
+                                 noDropDown)
     else:
         if not shareDescription:
             # reporting a post to moderator