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[Mark.B]

Originally Posted by Renada

Hi,

Firstly apologies if this is not the right place to ask this - I wasn't sure which forum it should go in.

I've just changed from IPB to vB3 and there are a couple of thingsImiss (although the these are outweighed by the features we've gained).

1) When you quote part of a message in a reply the originalmessagecould be pages back in the thread. IPB puts a little "arrow"within thequote box which when clicked opens the original message thatthe quotecame from. Very useful if someone quotes from multiplemessages.

2) "Back to top" buttons either on each message or at least at the bottom of the thread.

Can anyone tell me if/how these features could be added.

Thanks for your help,
Renada

Here's how I did mine:
First, create a custom BBCode called snapback, as follows:
Title: Snapback
Tag: s
Replacement:

<a href="http://www.yourforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p={param}" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg" src="http://www.yourforums.com/forum/images/snap.gif" border="0" alt="View Quoted Post"></a>

Obviously, change the two file paths to match your own site.
Upload snap.gif to the correct path on the server. I've attached the one IPB use, but use any you like.


Next, open the template newpost_quote, and add this code where you want the arrow to appear:

[s]$postinfo[postid][/s]

I have mine at the beginning of the code.

This will give you the basics of the same thing IPB have for viewing quoted posts in full.