From 71a8dba487a15b44c6f04ce9e1e7fc63f8b9498a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: electron128 <unknown@unknown.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:36:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] GxsGroupDialog: allow to create groups without author

git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/retroshare/code/trunk@8044 b45a01b8-16f6-495d-af2f-9b41ad6348cc
---
 TODO.txt                                      |  4 ++--
 retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupDialog.cpp | 12 +++---------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 124eeb717..49b55a315 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Legend:
 Level |  What
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Posted:
-E        [ ] it's not possible to create a Posted thread without a Owner. 
+E        [X] it's not possible to create a Posted thread without a Owner. 
              Bug? If not, then remove "No signature" from selection box
 E        [ ] Show an info page for unsubscribed posted threads (same as forums)
 E        [X] Links in Posted cannot be clicked.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ M        [ ] Fix the counting of unread messages in Posted. Now it's wrong.
 E        [X] Make the GUI of Posted more sexy: more compact items, remove unecessary text, use consistent icons,...
       
        Forums
-E        [ ] it's not possible to create a Forum thread without a Owner. 
+E        [X] it's not possible to create a Forum thread without a Owner. 
              Bug? If not, then remove "No signature" from selection box
          [X] the tooltip over GXS ids should show the avatar on the left side.
          [X] fix data race between GXS ID default icons
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupDialog.cpp
index c5f7d9ddf..8f65a0a99 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupDialog.cpp
@@ -500,15 +500,9 @@ bool GxsGroupDialog::prepareGroupMetaData(RsGroupMetaData &meta)
 	std::cerr << "GxsGroupDialog::prepareGroupMetaData()";
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 
-	switch (ui.idChooser->getChosenId(meta.mAuthorId)) {
-	case GxsIdChooser::KnowId:
-	case GxsIdChooser::UnKnowId:
-		break;
-	case GxsIdChooser::NoId:
-	case GxsIdChooser::None:
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}//switch (ui.idChooser->getChosenId(meta.mAuthorId))
+    // here would be the place to check for empty author id
+    // but GXS_SERV::GRP_OPTION_AUTHEN_AUTHOR_SIGN is currently not used by any service
+    ui.idChooser->getChosenId(meta.mAuthorId);
 
 	QString name = getName();
 	uint32_t flags = GXS_SERV::FLAG_PRIVACY_PUBLIC;