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.

[Jared Press]

I am confused about the instructions. I have it isntalled and it works fine. except:

I get a runtime error "object expected"

I cant figure out how to add the smilie check box. I have read some refrences to to a quick reply template but I didn't make one I just made the changes to the showthread template as it says in my original doc.

[Jared Press]

I cant find this code int he showtread template?

$textareacols = gettextareawidth();

[Smoothie]

Originally posted by Jared Press
I cant find this code int he showtread template?

$textareacols = gettextareawidth();

showthread.php

[Smoothie]

Originally posted by Jared Press


I cant figure out how to add the smilie check box. I have read some refrences to to a quick reply template but I didn't make one I just made the changes to the showthread template as it says in my original doc.

you should have a showthread_replybox template.

[lifesourcerec]

How do you reduce the colspan? The quick reply box is longer than the message tables (got table width set at 95%)

[trilOByte]

.... for this hack,

would be a check box or radio button that could be incorporated into the postbit. When checked, the content of that post would be auto-inserted inside [quote] tags, when the QuickReply user hit the post reply button.

Basically an auto-quote funtion, tagged by a radio button or check box in the postbit.

[Conscience]

firefly, i'm getting a small issue I think is related to the variable change in php...

No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster

any quick fixes there?

[Admin]

Do you get it every time?

[Conscience]

yup

[Highlander]

yes i get also an runtime error...but i noticed that ecerybody get it who installs MS office xp ..relly it sounds unbeliveable..but i aksed about 50 members and testes it..instllling ms office...deinstalled it and it works without runtime !..

[Boofo]

There must be something else wrong then. I have MS Office XP installed and have never had a problem with this hack. It runs great here. There is no way that MS Office XP can be messing with it.

Originally posted by Highlander
yes i get also an runtime error...but i noticed that ecerybody get it who installs MS office xp ..relly it sounds unbeliveable..but i aksed about 50 members and testes it..instllling ms office...deinstalled it and it works without runtime !..

[Cygnus]

Sweet Hack! Installed beautifully the first try!

Cygnus

[Heineken77]

Thank you Firefly! Works like a charm

[I?E]

Where abouts is this line "$textareacols = gettextareawidth();"

Towards the Top, Middle, bottm... ect.

This is the only thing holding me back from finishing the install.. finding the darn code! :surprised:

[PeterNRG]

About 266 post ago I asked what people should think about having the RATING function tied into the QuickReply box.

It surprized me actually that nobody replied to this, cause I think it's an indispensable thing to have if you want to be sure of people using the rate feature.

I mean, just have a look yourself at most boards who have the QuickReply installed: they all have empty Rating table cells.

I know people are lazy when it comes to rating posts, that's why we have to make this feature as easy accesible as possible, by implementing it next to the QuickReply SUBMIT button

Did I make any sense?