This has really been bugging me, and causing problems when using aC with actual clients. Its way too easy to forget to check the radio button to make comments private.

If the originating message is private, then all comments to that message should be as well. Does anyone not agree with this?

Is there an easy way I can change this in my install for the time being, so I don't have to worry that I forgot to make a message private? Clients aren't supposed to see certain discussions.

Thanks

I completely agree. This is something that I've warned my staff about.

We were so paranoid about this that we've created a whole seperate project in order to discuss our client-related issues with privacy.

I'm sure it's an easy fix, and hope to see it in the next release.

Figured out how to make messages and comments marked as "private" default for you..

two steps..

STEP 1:

open...
/application/views/comment/post_comment_form.php

on approx line #22, change the word 'false' to 'true'

like this:
<div class="optionControl"><?php echo yes_no_widget('comment[is_private]', 'addCommentIsPrivate', true, lang('yes'), lang('no')) ?></div>

STEP 2:

open...
/application/views/message/add_message.php

on approx line #54

find this line:
<div class="optionControl"><?php echo yes_no_widget('message[is_private]', 'messageFormIsPrivate', array_var($message_data, 'is_private'), lang('yes'), lang('no')) ?></div>

replace with this line:
<div class="optionControl"><?php echo yes_no_widget('message[is_private]', 'messageFormIsPrivate', array_var($message_data, 'is_private', true), lang('yes'), lang('no')) ?></div>

ALL DONE!

this will change the default privacy settings in both the add new message window and add comment window to be private.

wasn't quite done editing the post, please make sure you refresh and update according to my final post above.