Yes, I understand that. But, for instance, if I wanted to add an image to this textarea... on some forums, I click on the picture icon, enter the URL and once I click OK the actual picture shows up in the textarea.. not just the [img] URL [/img] but the actual picture.
Ahhh! That is because those forums have the WYSIWYG editor turned on. You may enable the WYSISYG Controls in in vboptions > Message Posting Interface Options > Enable Clickable Message Formatting Controls (I hope I am understanding you this time.)