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.

[snyx]

this is awesome man, I saw the hack awhile from someone else back but it wasnt complete, or somthing.... oh well, looks great, I plan to install it asap.

[larryz]

If you want the Quicky Reply Box to not appear when the thread is closed, you can simply wrap an if statement around it.

ORIGINAL:

if (($bbuserinfo['userid']!=$thread['postuserid']) and (!$getperms['canviewothers'] or !$getperms['canreplyothers'])) {
        $replybox='';
} elseif (!$getperms['canview'] or (!$getperms['canreplyown'] and $bbuserinfo['userid']==$thread['postuserid'])) {
        $replybox='';
} else {
        $textareacols = gettextareawidth();
        eval("\$replybox = \"".gettemplate('showthread_replybox')."\";");
}

New:

if ($thread[open]) {
     if (($bbuserinfo['userid']!=$thread['postuserid']) and (!$getperms['canviewothers'] or !$getperms['canreplyothers'])) {
             $replybox='';
     } elseif (!$getperms['canview'] or (!$getperms['canreplyown'] and $bbuserinfo['userid']==$thread['postuserid'])) {
             $replybox='';
     } else {
             $textareacols = gettextareawidth();
             eval("\$replybox = \"".gettemplate('showthread_replybox')."\";");
     }
}

[SWFans.net]

Worked great larryz. Thanks.

[MikeWarner]

nice - I'll install this later!

[TurboFC3S]

Great hack, and so easy! Works perfect for me ...

[Admin]

Updated the text file with new code to hide the box from non-mods in closed threads.
Add this:

if (!$thread['open'] and !ismoderator($thread['forumid'],'canopenclose')) {
	$replybox='';
} else

right after this:

	$replybox='';
} else

[TurboFC3S]

In your template, you have

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

Listed twice. I think you should have signatures tured off by default also ...

[Admin]

Fixed... if you want to have sigs turned of just delete that hidden field.

[Gutspiller]

Originally posted by Psychdrone
hmmmm this is pretty neat indeed!

Yet are there any other people out there with me, that think this will increase spam, as how easy it is to reply?

thats probaly why I wouldn't install it, but none the less great hack chen!

I already noticed this on my board. You may want to increase the time between posts that's allowed. I had mine to 10 seconds, but I am setting it to 15 as we speak. (sorta an active board)

[ladyfyre]

Just FYI:

This is a GREAT hack...and I am sure my members are going to love it. Only one complaint: In your instructions for the template creation, it would REALLY be great if you could set the templates to use the replacement values...the blues you used looked REALLY funky on my forums until I went in and reset them...and it would be nice to know that the table bg colors would change if/when the site templates are changed.

But again: Good job!