retire DEFAULT_ARTICLE_LIMIT, infinite scrolling is fast enough to make it superfluous

classes/feeds.php

@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		$feed = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["feed"]);
 		$method = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["m"]);
 		$view_mode = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["view_mode"]);
-		$limit = (int) get_pref($this->link, "DEFAULT_ARTICLE_LIMIT");
+		$limit = 30;
 		@$cat_view = $_REQUEST["cat"] == "true";
 		@$next_unread_feed = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["nuf"]);
 		@$offset = db_escape_string($this->link, $_REQUEST["skip"]);

classes/pref/prefs.php

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 		global $access_level_names;
 
 		$prefs_blacklist = array("STRIP_UNSAFE_TAGS", "REVERSE_HEADLINES",
-			"SORT_HEADLINES_BY_FEED_DATE");
+			"SORT_HEADLINES_BY_FEED_DATE", "DEFAULT_ARTICLE_LIMIT");
 
 		/* "FEEDS_SORT_BY_UNREAD", "HIDE_READ_FEEDS", "REVERSE_HEADLINES" */
 
@@ -498,13 +498,6 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 					'dojoType="dijit.form.Select"');
 
 
-			} else if ($pref_name == "DEFAULT_ARTICLE_LIMIT") {
-
-				$limits = array(15, 30, 45, 60);
-
-				print_select($pref_name, $value, $limits,
-					'dojoType="dijit.form.Select"');
-
 			} else if ($pref_name == "DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL") {
 
 				global $update_intervals_nodefault;
@@ -528,7 +521,7 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 				print "<input type='checkbox' name='$pref_name' $checked $disabled
 					dojoType='dijit.form.CheckBox' id='CB_$pref_name' value='1'>";
 
-			} else if (array_search($pref_name, array('FRESH_ARTICLE_MAX_AGE', 'DEFAULT_ARTICLE_LIMIT',
+			} else if (array_search($pref_name, array('FRESH_ARTICLE_MAX_AGE',
 					'PURGE_OLD_DAYS', 'LONG_DATE_FORMAT', 'SHORT_DATE_FORMAT')) !== false) {
 
 				$regexp = ($type_name == 'integer') ? 'regexp="^\d*$"' : '';

include/db-prefs.php

@@ -166,10 +166,6 @@
 				$value = sprintf("%d", $value);
 			}
 
-			if ($pref_name == 'DEFAULT_ARTICLE_LIMIT' && $value == 0) {
-				$value = 30;
-			}
-
 			if ($pref_name == 'USER_TIMEZONE' && $value == '') {
 				$value = 'UTC';
 			}

include/functions.php

@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@
 
 		foreach (array("ON_CATCHUP_SHOW_NEXT_FEED", "HIDE_READ_FEEDS",
 			"ENABLE_FEED_CATS", "FEEDS_SORT_BY_UNREAD", "CONFIRM_FEED_CATCHUP",
-			"CDM_AUTO_CATCHUP", "FRESH_ARTICLE_MAX_AGE", "DEFAULT_ARTICLE_LIMIT",
+			"CDM_AUTO_CATCHUP", "FRESH_ARTICLE_MAX_AGE",
 			"HIDE_READ_SHOWS_SPECIAL", "COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE") as $param) {
 
 				 $params[strtolower($param)] = (int) get_pref($link, $param);

js/viewfeed.js

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function headlines_callback2(transport, offset, background, infscroll_req) {
 
 			vgroup_last_feed = reply['headlines-info']['vgroup_last_feed'];
 
-			if (parseInt(headlines_count) < getInitParam("default_article_limit")) {
+			if (parseInt(headlines_count) < 30) {
 				_infscroll_disable = 1;
 			} else {
 				_infscroll_disable = 0;