6 files changed, 39 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/mod/thewire/languages/en.php b/mod/thewire/languages/en.php
index 1b9d71c56..9716fc060 100644
--- a/mod/thewire/languages/en.php
+++ b/mod/thewire/languages/en.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $english = array(
 	'thewire:user' => "%s's wire posts",
 	'thewire:friends' => "Friends' wire posts",
 	'thewire:reply' => "Reply",
-	'thewire:replying' => "Replying to %s who wrote",
+	'thewire:replying' => "Replying to %s (@%s) who wrote",
 	'thewire:thread' => "Thread",
 	'thewire:charleft' => "characters remaining",
 	'thewire:tags' => "Wire posts tagged with '%s'",
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ $english = array(
 	/**
 	 * The wire river
 	 */
-	'thewire:river:create' => "posted to the wire",
+	'river:create:object:thewire' => "%s posted to the %s",
+	'thewire:wire' => 'wire',
 
 	/**
 	 * Wire widget
diff --git a/mod/thewire/start.php b/mod/thewire/start.php
index 0e6bd7794..9d3993b6f 100644
--- a/mod/thewire/start.php
+++ b/mod/thewire/start.php
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ function thewire_save_post($text, $userid, $access_id, $parent_guid = 0, $method
 
 	if ($guid) {
 		add_to_river('river/object/thewire/create', 'create', $post->owner_guid, $post->guid);
+
+		// let other plugins know we are setting a user status
+		$params = array(
+			'entity' => $post,
+			'user' => $post->getOwnerEntity(),
+			'message' => $post->description,
+			'url' => $post->getURL(),
+			'origin' => 'thewire',
+		);
+		elgg_trigger_plugin_hook('status', 'user', $params);
 	}
 	
 	return $guid;
@@ -401,7 +411,7 @@ function thewire_setup_entity_menu_items($hook, $type, $value, $params) {
 			'text' => elgg_echo('thewire:previous'),
 			'href' => "thewire/previous/$entity->guid",
 			'priority' => 160,
-			'class' => 'thewire-previous',
+			'link_class' => 'thewire-previous',
 			'title' => elgg_echo('thewire:previous:help'),
 		);
 		$value[] = ElggMenuItem::factory($options);
diff --git a/mod/thewire/views/default/js/thewire.php b/mod/thewire/views/default/js/thewire.php
index 1eda90bee..d9bf6d10e 100644
--- a/mod/thewire/views/default/js/thewire.php
+++ b/mod/thewire/views/default/js/thewire.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ elgg.thewire.init = function() {
  */
 elgg.thewire.textCounter = function(textarea, status, limit) {
 
-	var remaining_chars = limit - textarea.value.length;
+	var remaining_chars = limit - $(textarea).val().length;
 	status.html(remaining_chars);
 
 	if (remaining_chars < 0) {
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ elgg.thewire.viewPrevious = function(event) {
 	event.preventDefault();
 }
 
-elgg.register_hook_handler('init', 'system', elgg.thewire.init);
-\ No newline at end of file
+elgg.register_hook_handler('init', 'system', elgg.thewire.init);
diff --git a/mod/thewire/views/default/object/thewire.php b/mod/thewire/views/default/object/thewire.php
index 3ae347711..2727df60d 100644
--- a/mod/thewire/views/default/object/thewire.php
+++ b/mod/thewire/views/default/object/thewire.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ $params = array(
 	'content' => thewire_filter($post->description),
 	'tags' => false,
 );
+$params = $params + $vars;
 $list_body = elgg_view('object/elements/summary', $params);
 
 echo elgg_view_image_block($owner_icon, $list_body);
diff --git a/mod/thewire/views/default/river/object/thewire/create.php b/mod/thewire/views/default/river/object/thewire/create.php
index d4dac38ee..c3c434858 100644
--- a/mod/thewire/views/default/river/object/thewire/create.php
+++ b/mod/thewire/views/default/river/object/thewire/create.php
@@ -7,18 +7,23 @@ $object = $vars['item']->getObjectEntity();
 $excerpt = strip_tags($object->description);
 $excerpt = thewire_filter($excerpt);
 
-$params = array(
-	'href' => $object->getURL(),
-	'text' => $object->title,
-);
-$link = elgg_view('output/url', $params);
+$subject = $vars['item']->getSubjectEntity();
+$subject_link = elgg_view('output/url', array(
+	'href' => $subject->getURL(),
+	'text' => $subject->name,
+	'class' => 'elgg-river-subject',
+));
 
-echo elgg_echo('thewire:river:create');
+$object_link = elgg_view('output/url', array(
+	'href' => "thewire/owner/$subject->username",
+	'text' => elgg_echo('thewire:wire'),
+	'class' => 'elgg-river-object',
+));
 
-echo " $link";
+$summary = elgg_echo("river:create:object:thewire", array($subject_link, $object_link));
 
-if ($excerpt) {
-	echo '<div class="elgg-river-content">';
-	echo $excerpt;
-	echo '</div>';
-}
+echo elgg_view('river/item', array(
+	'item' => $vars['item'],
+	'message' => $excerpt,
+	'summary' => $summary,
+));
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/thewire/views/default/thewire/reply.php b/mod/thewire/views/default/thewire/reply.php
index 3794e1454..341b691b1 100644
--- a/mod/thewire/views/default/thewire/reply.php
+++ b/mod/thewire/views/default/thewire/reply.php
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 $post = $vars['post'];
 $poster = $post->getOwnerEntity();
-
+$poster_details = array(
+	htmlspecialchars($poster->name,  ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'),
+	htmlspecialchars($poster->username,  ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'),
+);
 ?>
-<b><?php echo elgg_echo('thewire:replying', array($poster->name)); ?>: </b>
+<b><?php echo elgg_echo('thewire:replying', $poster_details); ?>: </b>
 <?php echo $post->description;
 \ No newline at end of file