[Release] - Mist's Hackless Quick Reply

Author - Mist (me)

Description - This adds a quick reply box to the bottom of every page you are on without any file hacking. All it requires is one template modification.

Screenshot - Attached in next post.

Installation File -

[Brad]

Ahhh but that requires hacking buddy

use phpinclude then.

[Dean C]

Boofo - look at firefly's code...

That code you posted is part of the code added in the hack (IIRC)....

Loo - i refuse to embark on all this phpinclude stuff

- miSt

[Brad]

Loo - i refuse to embark on all this phpinclude stuff

Well then, if you dont mind ill post the code . Anyone looking to use the $textareacols add this on a new line in phpinclude:

PHP Code:

if (strpos($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], 'showthread.php') != false)
{
$textareacols = gettextareawidth();
} 


Find in the showthread template:

cols="110"

Change to:

cols="$textareacols"

[Dean C]

Thanks for posting Loo but im upset that people use the phpinclude so much now

- miSt

[Boofo]

But things like this is exactly what it is there for. It makes coding alot easier.

[Anjie]

Just wanted to say thank you! This works really well, and has added much to my forum.
***installed happily!

[Dean C]

Boofo - i know (it's just my principles )

Anjie - your welcome

- miSt

[richp21]

great hack thanks
/me installed and working fine in 2.3.0

[raxafarian]

works great!!

It does add some xtra lines underneath the persons post and sig. (like they hit return 8 or 9 times in their signature)... any way to remove them?

[Pollo]

If it added extra lines, you did something incorrect. Doesn't add extra lines on mine (and guessing anyone else's).

One thing about this (which would be nice if it was addressed), is that all users will see this quick reply box, whether they are logged in or not. I have to uninstall this as I've gotten complaints that users have not been logged in and have typed a message in the quick reply box, only to be redirected to the log-in page. Of course, when they hit back their message is gone. I need a quick reply that only shows if users are logged in, or at least alerts users that they are not logged in somehow so they won't type a message and lose it.