Quick Reply Box

Here's an easy one, it barely took 4 minutes to do. :china:
This hack will add a quick replying box at the bottom of all threads, only if the user has permission to reply, so when you need to reply to something real quickly you don't need to click the Post Reply button and wait for the page to load.

Instructions are in the attached .txt file, and if you want a demo... just look below.

NOTE: For the vB 2.3.2 version please see this post.

Extras:

• If you want users who have the Use Email Notification option ON, to automatically subscribe to threads they reply to with this hack, see this post.
  
• If you want to add an option for each user to turn this feature on and off, please see this post.
  
• If you want smilies in your quick reply box please see this post.

[banoota]

Originally posted by Sadie Frost


It's not in showthread.php, it's in the showthread template in teh admin cp And yes, after that code in the template, put $replybox on the next line

Hope that helps

oopth! i feel dumb :ermm:

thanks =)

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by Jawelin
How could make this hack automatically subscribe to the just replied thread if the user config has subscription enabled ?
Is the proper hidden var enough ?

Thanks

As asked in Post #246 I put some addon to choose:
- subscribe to the thread (defaulted to 'no' in the original hack)
- add signature in quick-replied post (defaulted to 'yes' in the original hack)
Both are initially set to user's default values within UserCP:

In showthread.php

PHP Code:

// replace :
    $textareacols = gettextareawidth();
    eval("\$replybox = \"".gettemplate('showthread_replybox')."\";");

// with :
    $textareacols = gettextareawidth();
    if (trim($bbuserinfo[signature])!= "")  $signaturechecked="checked";
    if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]!=0)  $emailchecked="checked";
    eval("\$replybox = \"".gettemplate('showthread_replybox')."\";"); 


In showthread_quickreply template:

# remove two separate lines:

<input type="hidden" name="email" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="signature" value="yes">


# then add :

        	<td nowrap valign="bottom"><smallfont>
        	&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="checkbox" name="email" value="yes" $emailchecked> Subscription<br>
        	&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="yes" $signaturechecked> Signature<br>
        	&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</smallfont></td>

# right after : 

	<smallfont><a href="javascript:checklength(document.vbform);">[check message length]</a><br><br></smallfont></td>

That's all, folks.
Thanks to FF for the great hack, again... but many users asked me such an enhancement.
Bye

[Admin]

Good addition, only one thing.
You should really replace this:

if (trim($bbuserinfo[signature])!= "")  $signaturechecked="checked";
    if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]!=0)  $emailchecked="checked";

With this:

    if (trim($bbuserinfo[signature]) != '') {
        $signaturechecked = 'checked';
    } else {
        $signaturechecked = '';
    }

    if ($bbuserinfo['emailnotification'])
        $emailchecked = 'checked';
    } else {
        $emailchecked = '';
    }

So people can't add stuff to the $emailchecked variable through the URL (this is why 2.2.5 was released).

[inetd]

Jawelin, good addon :super:

P.S. FireFly, you edit only for 2.2.5?

[Jawelin]

Yes, of course.
Thanks for pointing it out.

P.S.: I wouldn't affect your code too much...

Even the resulting behavior of the table isn't too changed with those two little boxes... Otherwise, I moved the two buttons inside that table, btw.

[jeevsy]

workd perfectly in vb2.2.5 BUT..............


i get this error when i try and edit any of the posts:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: unindexpost() in /home/flashdo/public_html/board/editpost.php3 on line 264


but if you then press back, back a few times in ie then refrech on the page, the changes HAVE taken place.


any ideas what's up with this error message?

===========
www.flash-group.com/board
===========

thanks,
J

[Admin]

Nothing to do with this hack.

[Xube]

Thanks (once again!) Chen. I've installed this hack and it is great, but I'm finding that when board members reply to messages using the quick reply box that this hack creates it doesn't automatically generate an email to members who have opted to receive email replies to the thread. :surprised: The automatic email continues to work when board members reply using the normal reply button. Is there a way to upgrade the coding for this hack so that it defaults to sending the auto emails out? Here are a couple of example posts from members on my board who have discovered this problem:

email notification gone?
What happened to email notification when someone replies to a post you have participated in? I have it turned on in my profile, but I stopped getting them about the time the quick reply option went into effect.

Re: email notification gone?
Maybe you replied using QuickReply box. In that case, email notification is NOT turned on. The only way I have gotten the emails to work when using the quick reply box is to go back in thread and edit your post. Make sure "Email Notification" is checked. Just did it for that particular post.

[Xube]

Originally posted by Jawelin
How could make this hack automatically subscribe to the just replied thread if the user config has subscription enabled ?
Is the proper hidden var enough ?
Thanks

...sorry, found this thread by searching & saw this fix after I posted.

Oopth! <==== what a great word banoota

[inetd]

FireFly if not login to vB and to send the answer through Quick Reply Box the form for input login|password will appear. After input login&password there is a message: No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster. Having returned on two pages back any more you will not see the typed answer. Fix it please!

[Xube]

Originally posted by inetd
FireFly if not login to vB and to send the answer through Quick Reply Box the form for input login|password will appear. After input login&password there is a message: No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster. Having returned on two pages back any more you will not see the typed answer. Fix it please!

Inetd, you what about installing the version of this hack that only shows the quick reply box when you are viewing a thread if you are logged on. That would eliminate the problem of the error.

[inetd]

xube, i logged on. write reply more 15 minutes. Submit Reply and see error message. Understand me?

[Dade]

grrr! How do I add smilies and vBCode to the quick reply box? Puleese help me!

[JTMON]

Read through the thread, I asked the same question and he told me and it worked.

[Dade]

19 pages here I come..