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.

[Itworx4me]

Anyway to add the smiles to the quick reply box?

[Webmasta XT]

Originally posted by Webmasta XT
FireFly: When I click on [Get More] for the smilies box, the window opens but when I click on any smilies, they don't work, how come?? I mean it doesn't insert them in the box..

Can Someone Please Reply to me? with the answer..

[deano1]

no ones replying to anything

[Pulsorock]

Originally posted by Pulsorock
What if I allow Guest/Unregistered users to post in my boards. Is there a way I can prevent them from using the quick reply box to post and in that way preventing that what they type appears with no name in the author field?

HELP Anyone? I allow Guest posts to my board and Unregistered users that use the QRB appear with no name. What can I do to prevent them to use the QRB if they are unregistered or maybe offer a field where they can type the Nickname or something.

[Allstar DC]

@itworx4me: do this:

[quote] quoted from firefly:
Add this line:

$clickysmilies = getclickysmilies();


to showthread.php right after this:

$textareacols = gettextareawidth();


then use $clickysmilies in the showthread_replybox template to add the box with the smilies in it, but you will also need to add these two lines:


<script language="Javascript" src="vbcode.js"></script>
<script language="Javascript" src="vbcode_language.js"></script>


to the template right after the <form tag. That should work. [/quote

[Allstar DC]

@Pulsorock:
Do a search in this thread, this topic is discussed allready

[Allstar DC]

@Webmasta XT:

did you added those 2 lines: <script language="Javascript" src="vbcode.js"></script>
<script language="Javascript" src="vbcode_language.js"></script>

to the showthread_replybox template ???

cause mine does work

[deano1]

first of all
thanks for helping us

i don't have a showthread_quickreply template
all i have is a showthread_replybox

[Allstar DC]

i know, sorry thats a lil typo in the instructions

"showthread_quickreply" template is actually named
"showthread_replybox" add that stuff there

[deano1]

aw
thank you
i will try it then
and let you know
thanks for your wisdom

[DFX]

Originally posted by DFX
I just exported some of my tables over from my old board to a new board. I didn't include the post table, and The QRB still only works sometimes. When it doesn't work it bypasses the "Thank you for posting" redirection screen and in IE's url bar it shows

forum.com/forum/showthread.php?which=Y2A&action=postreply&threadid =6549&title=&iconid=0&parseurl=yes&email=&disables milies=&closethread=&hiddenreply=&signature=yes&ra ting=0&message=adsa&submit=Submit+Reply

I can't think of why it would go through sometimes and not others when the tables (according to repair.php) are all ok.

Any help?

Think you can help me understand why it's doing that sometimes? maybe i messed up hacking the php file, I doubt that since I tried rehacking it several times. :ermm:

[deano1]

this is mine

can you add it , those two lines
and copy it bcak here ?
thank you
i tried but failed

<script language="javascript">
<!--
var postmaxchars = $postmaxchars;
function validate(theform) {
if (theform.message.value=="") {
alert("Please complete the message field.");
return false; }
if (postmaxchars != 0) {
if (theform.message.value.length > $postmaxchars) {
alert("Your message is too long.\n\nReduce your message to $postmaxchars characters.\nIt is currently "+theform.message.value.length+" characters long.");
return false; }
else { return true; }
} else { return true; }
}
function checklength(theform) {
if (postmaxchars != 0) { message = "\nThe maximum permitted length is $postmaxchars characters."; }
else { message = ""; }
alert("Your message is "+theform.message.value.length+" characters long."+message);
}
//-->
</script>

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="newreply.php" name="vbform" method="post" onSubmit="return validate(this)">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="postreply">
<input type="hidden" name="threadid" value="$threadid">
<input type="hidden" name="title" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="iconid" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="parseurl" value="yes">
<input type="hidden" name="email" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="disablesmilies" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="closethread" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="hiddenreply" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="signature" value="yes">
<input type="hidden" name="rating" value="0">

<table cellpadding="{tableouterborderwidth}" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="{tablebordercolor}" {tableouterextra} width="{contenttablewidth}" align="center"><tr><td>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="{tableinnerborderwidth}" border="0" {tableinnerextra} width="100%">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="{tableheadbgcolor}" colspan="2"><normalfont color="{tableheadtextcolor}" class="thtcolor"><b>Post Reply</b></normalfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}" valign="top" nowrap><normalfont><b>Your Reply:</b></normalfont></td>
<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr valign="top">
<td><textarea name="message" rows="7" cols="$textareacols" wrap="virtual" tabindex="1"></textarea><br>
<smallfont><a href="javascript:checklength(document.vbform);">[check message length]</a></smallfont></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>

<br>

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="{contenttablewidth}" {tableinvisibleextra} align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center"><normalfont>
<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" value="Submit Reply" accesskey="s" tabindex="2">
<input type="reset" class="bginput" name="reset" value="Reset Form" accesskey="r" tabindex="3">
</normalfont></td>
</tr>
</table>

</form>

[Allstar DC]

@DFX: i have to think about that one, im not that good at php.

@deano1 : download the attached "showthread_replybox" file
and replace the contents of your template with the one in the Attachment.

[DFX]

I've come to the conclusion that it's a database problem. I've tried the same php file and the same style ( with template) on a new install and it works perfectly. About it working when it wants to on my real board, It only works on certain threads. I've tried repairing and optimizing......nothing works. Does anyone know which tables would affect this, so maybe I can dump them?

[deano1]

yes
that worked
allstarDC

thank you for your help
you rock