Quick Edit! -Edit posts directly from within the thread itself

This hack will allow your users to edit their posts without having to load the editpost page..

How it works: In the bottom right-hand corner of all your posts will be a small Quick Edit icon (users will only see it in posts which belong to them).. When you click it a text box will drop down below your post allowing you to edit it instantly in the thread itself.

This will save you a lot of time when fixing those spelling mistakes, typos, or broken links. It should also help save on bandwidth since your users will no longer need to load the editpost page.

Very easy to install.. 2 file edits, 2 template edits, and 1 template to add.

Known bug: Quick Edit will NOT work with Opera web browsers. Those who use Opera simply won't see the option to quick edit (icon will be invisible when viewed in that browser). It'll work fine in other browsers such as IE or firefox.

Support: Due to work my time is limited as of late so this hack is released AS IS with no support. However, several questions have already been answered in this thread.

Update (7-25-04): Fixed a minor bug with the QE window moving further to the left with each click in mozilla/firefox browsers. To update simply replace your showthread_quickedit template with the new one. Thanks to sv1cec for this bug fix.

Add Ons:
*Show the "delete post" option for those who have permission in the Quick Edit form (also adds edit reason). (by sv1cec)
*Show the "edit reason" field in the Quick Edit form. (Requested by Convergys)
*Alternate Quickedit icon image (by ryancooper)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by sv1cec)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by charlesk)
*Yet another alternate Quickedit icon (by iguanairs)
*Give users the option to disable quick edit in the usercp (by pco)



If you find this hack useful please click the install button.

Screenshot attached:

[kirupa]

I do have scripting enabled in my IE, and I do see the QuickEdit window. But, as I mentioned earlier, I also see a script error. All of the other vb3 features that may use a script work without any major issues

[Zelda-King]

Well, like I said: I have it working fine on Gold, even on Internet Explorer so unless you're using IE5 or below I'd reckon either a) you've done something wrong and should reinstall, b) you downloaded a different version of the updated text than I did (if that was ever updated which I don't think it was), c) you have a hack clash, d) it's a matter related your your own computer and it works fine on others, or e) er... something I've missed. .

Hope you locate the problem.

[poetic]

Works great, although moderators for a forum should be able to use it too not just admins and the owner of the post.

PHP Code:

// Quick Edit hack
        if (($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6) or ($post['userid'] == $bbuserinfo['userid']))
        {
                $edittext = htmlspecialchars_uni($post['pagetext']);
                eval('$quickedit = "' . fetch_template('showthread_quickedit') . '";');
        } 
        else 
        {
                $edittext="";
                $quickedit="";
        }
// End Quick Edit hack 


Should be

PHP Code:

// Quick Edit hack
        if (($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6) or (can_moderate($foruminfo['forumid'])) or ($post['userid'] == $bbuserinfo['userid']))
        {
                $edittext = htmlspecialchars_uni($post['pagetext']);
                eval('$quickedit = "' . fetch_template('showthread_quickedit') . '";');
        } 
        else 
        {
                $edittext="";
                $quickedit="";
        }
// End Quick Edit hack 


[Host Directory]

Great hack.. works fine in vb3 gold.

I click install

[EvilLS1]

<font color="Yellow">Update:</font> Quick Edit now uses vB's standard vbmenu_popup to show the Quick Edit box. So no more worries about javascript errors or it not working in some browsers.

To upgrade, just replace your showthread_quickedit template with the new one and relocate the $quickedit variable in your postbit templates (see instructions).. You can also remove the javascript that you added to your showthread template.

[Loyalty4Life]

Thanks... Nice update!

[SemperFidelis]

Originally Posted by Loyalty4Life

Thanks... Nice update!

Ok
Im using :
- the updated set of instructions provided by Slave (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=95)
- with the slight revision to that provided by poetic (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=103)
In conjunction with :
Advanced Editing Options For Mods & Admins (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61412)

And all works fine
Except one thing

Whenever I use the quick edit, it is dropping the details of the original poster
ie
ends up being posted as guest

To get around this, I have to use the preview option, re-enter the original poster, then submit
And as you can gather, thats hardly a quick edit

Has anyone got these 2 fine hacks to play nicely together as I would really like to keep both.

TIA

[moonclamp]

*Installs*

I have noticed that if you go to edit the first post in a thread, the signature is removed from the post. This doesn't happen anywhere else

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by EvilLS1

Update: Quick Edit now uses vB's standard vbmenu_popup to show the Quick Edit box. So no more worries about javascript errors or it not working in some browsers.

This is a great hack, thanks EvilLS1.

Is it possible to make this change to the version of the quickedit template from Slave's post?

[EvilLS1]

Originally Posted by tmhall

This is a great hack, thanks EvilLS1.

Is it possible to make this change to the version of the quickedit template from Slave's post?

Yeah, you could copy things from his template and paste them into the new quick edit template. For example, if you want the edit reason added you would just paste this section of code into the new template:

	<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
	 <div>$vbphrase[reason_for_editing]:</div>
	 <div><input type="text" class="bginput" name="reason" value="$newpost[reason]" size="50" maxlength="200" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[optional]" /><input type="hidden" name="reason_exists" value="$edit[reason_exists]" /></div>
	</div>

If you want the misc options to appear at the bottom like his just paste in this section of code:

	<fieldset class="fieldset">
	 <legend>$vbphrase[miscellaneous_options]</legend>
	 <div style="padding:3px">
	 <if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature'] != ''"><div><label for="cb_signature"><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="1" id="cb_signature" tabindex="1" checked />$vbphrase[show_your_signature]</label></div></if>
	 <div><label for="cb_parseurl"><input type="checkbox" name="parseurl" value="1" id="cb_parseurl" tabindex="1" checked />$vbphrase[automatically_parse_links_in_text]</label></div>
	 <div><label for="cb_disablesmilies"><input type="checkbox" name="disablesmilies" value="1" id="cb_disablesmilies" tabindex="1" />$vbphrase[disable_smilies_in_text]</label></div>
	 </div>
	</fieldset>

Just experiment with it a little and you'll get it to look how you want it.