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.

[James Cridland]

Originally posted by James Cridland
For an even quicker reply, position the cursor in the message box so your user can just start typing without selecting the box in the first place.

And the reason why we don't do this, kids, is because it then scrolls to the bottom of the page when you click on a thread to read, annoying the hell out of everyone.

Ignore me.

[Bimma Boy]

Has anyone installed this hack with 2.2.6? Does it work 100% with it?

Thanks hackers - you people do a wicked job!

[James Cridland]

Second, one of my users says (not unreasonably) "why does it appear on every page of a thread... why not just the last one"...

This is a valid point: we argue a lot on our board, and it's easy to post a reply without reading where the argument is going...

To make your reply box always appear at the END of the conversation (which will be at the beginning if you sort your posts the other way round!)... search for the following in the hack:

PHP Code:

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


Replace with:

PHP Code:

//We might have a reply box here

//Get total posts in this thread
$jrc_threadinfo=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS posts FROM post WHERE threadid='$threadid'");

//Check post order
if (!$postorder) {
    // newest last page
    $jrc_wherearewe=$jrc_threadinfo[posts]-($perpage*$pagenumber);
} else {
    // oldest last page
    $jrc_wherearewe=($perpage*$pagenumber)-$jrc_threadinfo[posts];
}
    // print a reply box on page containing last post
    if ($jrc_wherearewe<=0 or (!isset($pagenumber) and ($jrc_threadinfo[posts]<$perpage))) {
    
    $textareacols = gettextareawidth();
    eval("\$replybox = \"".gettemplate('showthread_replybox')."\";");
    } 


Hope that's of use to you.

[desi]

hiya all ,
i installed this hack today this is what i get

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

any suggestions would be helpfull

also matinCX thankx for the info i have most of the hcaks working now


cheers

[sidhighwind]

Originally posted by Bimma Boy
Has anyone installed this hack with 2.2.6? Does it work 100% with it?

Thanks hackers - you people do a wicked job!

Yes it works very good on 2.2.6!

:bunny:

[desi]

could someone pls help me i posted my error in the post above .....

i'm have to get my board up and running tonite so pls let me know what do i fix in order to get the quick reply box running

thankx again

[jimmy mac]

*edited out because i'm retarded*

[desi]

wow now reply .......

once again i'm using vbulletin 2.2.5 and evertime i reply through the quick rely box i get the message
==============================================
No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster
==============================================

i have reinstalled the entire board again but get the same error

if anyone can tell me how to fix this pls let me know

thankx

[snakes1100]

desi
sounds to me like u didn't do step 1 correctly...

[desi]

Snakes there are 2 files fo hack which one do i use ???

thankx