Quick PM Reply Box for Private Messages

Quick PM Reply Box for Private Messages Version 1.4
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vB3 Enhanced Version!

Finally, I've upgraded this popular hack for vB 3.0.x - it should work with all versions of vB3.

Update:
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Version 1.4 :

1) Choose to use no toolbars, normal toolbar or WYSIWYG toolbar.

2) Choose to show smilie box or not.

3) Choose to show posticons or not.


To do this, edit these sections of the code you have added:

PHP Code:

// 0 = no toolbar, 1 = standard toolbar, 2 = wysiwyg toolbar
$vboptions['allowvbcodebuttons'] = '2';
// 0 = no smilie box, 1 = smilie box shown 
$vboptions['wysiwyg_show_smiliebox'] = '1'; 


AND

PHP Code:

// Uncomment line below to stop showing posticons
// $posticons = ''; 


Functions:
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It's similar to Quick Reply for Threads, except that this is Quick Reply for PMs - when you go in to read a PM, there is a Quick Reply Box underneath the PM, with the Username inserted, Subject with RE: filled in, and the message already quoted.

This vB3 version also has the WYSIWYG buttons, smilies and posticon choices listed as well, depending on what you have set up in your ToolBar settings in Options. You can also now customize this - you can choose to have no toolbar, the normal toolbar, the WYSIWYG toolbar, the smilie box or the posticons or not!

There are also checkboxes to save a copy, show your signature, automatically parse links or disable smilies in text. Also, these options are in a box that is collapsible.

This hack uses the normal vB3 Phrases that are already existent. So no need to do any translating.


Installation:
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Very simple. It's a matter of editing 1 PHP file, and 1 template.

Believe it or not, that's all!

The installations instructions are in the install HTML file in the ZIP file below.

Enjoy!


Updates:
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Version 1.2 - Fixed it so it works with WYSIWYG. Removed the Message Tracking checkbox feature I had in Version 1.1 - I'll keep the Popup Windows for now. NOTE: Delete doesn't work in Gamma - this is fixed in RC 1 and 2.


Screenshots:
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This is a bit redundant since this hack is already installed here, but I will put a couple up anyway.

The first screenshot shows how the Quick PM Reply Box is underneath the PM you are reading, with the Recipient's username, Subject with RE:, and Message in quotes automatically put in already. You can also see the WYSIWYG toolbar and smilie panel (depending on what you have set up in your User CP Options).

The second screenshot shows the checkboxes to save a copy, show your signature, automatically parse links or disable smilies in text. These options are in a box that is collapsible.

[Sooner95]

works like a charm thx!

/me clicks install

[sully02]

I notice this option doesn't work with Mozilla Firefox (v 1.0) ...At least, it doesn't on my site. It shows the PM box, but you can't edit anything. It works fine with IE on my site, though.

[docvader]

Nice hack Erwin, very easy to install. Which is why I'm completely baffled. Did a simple copy and paste into the private.php, following directions implicitly, and am getting parse error on line 64, missing a ")" Makes no sense to me, there are no unpaired parentheses. Reinstalled twice. I'm missing something.... Attached text file of relevant part of hack.

Thanks!

[deliah]

Tanx, I hacked this mod but ... if i just want 2 read so ... maybe not useful n comfortable ?

[docvader]

Ignore my last post. It works (with the old private.php file). Too tired to notice last night, lol...

[alkatraz]

works great on 3.0.3 thx!
why didn't vbulletin include this??? wierd

[ozmazdaclub]

Nice Mod! Installed! Works Great! Thanks for the time and effort...

[boo.3]

clicks install

thanks man

[biggkay]

I left this code

// $posticons = '';

like it is and it still brings up the posticons. How do I get rid of them?

[PKRWUD]

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I keep getting:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/pkrwud/public_html/vbulletin/private.php on line 1557


In my private.php file, line 1557 is the last line below:

PHP Code:

// Erwin's PM Quick Reply Hack 
require_once('./includes/functions_newpost.php'); 

// do initial checkboxes 
$checked = array(); 


I don't know what this should be telling me, or where I should look to correct whatever mistake I made. I do have the PM attachments hack installed, but I followed the instructions in this thread on how to make them work together. I don't know if that would even be a possibility, though, for my current problem.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to figure out what the solution for this problem would be?

Thanks!