Quick PM Reply Box

Quick PM Reply Hack Version 2.4 - by Dr. Erwin Loh
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Inspired by Firefly, Neo, Vincent "MW" Chan


Version 2.4 for vBulletin 2.3.0 - 23rd of March 2003
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This is a simple hack that puts a "Quick PM Reply" box underneath a PM that you have received, with the username, subject and message in quotes already inserted. All you need to do is to just type the reply and click send. In the new version, you also have the option of deleting the original PM when you send the reply, as well as multiple options like saving the copy, and message tracking.

Upgrading from version 1.x - just make the 2nd PHP file changes, and copy and paste the the new template changes over the old one.


Version 2 additions:
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Added options using checkboxes to:

1) Delete original: Delete original PM from PM box when you send reply
2) Automatically parse URLs.
3) Show Signature.
4) Save a copy: Also save a copy in the 'Sent Items' folder.
5) Request Read Receipt: Choose message tracking.

Version 2.1 - minor bug fix to make the icon change after a message is sent.
Version 2.2 - minor bug fix to make sure the delete tickbox works.
Version 2.3 - fixed a minor template issue
Version 2.4 - fixed the multiple RE: bug

NEW: Added minor addition to make cursor go automatically to the PM Quick Reply Box.

NOTE: To get the newest attachment, you need to clear your browser cache - otherwise you may download the previous version text file.

[Vile]

Awesome hack, worked like a charm

[2 X Viverridae]

Great hack - installed with no problems whatsoever.

Thanks a lot!

[threadcrapper]

I hit the install button on this one -- the users love it -- went in like a charm!

[Erwin]

Glad you like it.

[ULTIMATESSJ]

great hack

/me clicks on install

[Buddha]

installed.
thanks.

[yzztik]

I have a quick question ... when you reply to a PM with the quick reply box, it does not change icon next to the message saying it has been replied to. Any idea what code I can change/add to get it to do that? Thanks!

[Erwin]

Originally posted by yzztik
I have a quick question ... when you reply to a PM with the quick reply box, it does not change icon next to the message saying it has been replied to. Any idea what code I can change/add to get it to do that? Thanks!

It works.

The quick PM reply box uses the SAME code as the normal PM reply page. The icon automatically changes when you use the Quick PM Reply Box. I just tested it on my forum and it definitely works. So something is wrong with your private.php or you haven't installed the hack properly.

[yzztik]

Hmm ... thats not good Any idea of where I should start looking for what might be wrong? Can you maybe post the part of that page that controls this and see if I can find the error? :S I have seen this behavior at another board too so its not just mine. I wonder if there is an extra step I missed somewhere :S

[Erwin]

Originally posted by yzztik
Hmm ... thats not good Any idea of where I should start looking for what might be wrong? Can you maybe post the part of that page that controls this and see if I can find the error? :S I have seen this behavior at another board too so its not just mine. I wonder if there is an extra step I missed somewhere :S

Mmm... considering the code additions to private.php are:

1) 1 line for the copying of the PM message before it's parsed into HTML so that we can display the quote

2) 3-4 lines of an "if" section to delete the old PM if the delete box is ticked

Everything else uses the normal PM reply function in privatep.php so the only reason why it is not working for you is if you have accidentally deleted the section of code that changes the icon... my hack doesn't even go near it.