Quick PM Reply Box

Quick PM Reply Hack Version 2.4 - by Dr. Erwin Loh
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Inspired by Firefly, Neo, Vincent "MW" Chan


Version 2.4 for vBulletin 2.3.0 - 23rd of March 2003
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This is a simple hack that puts a "Quick PM Reply" box underneath a PM that you have received, with the username, subject and message in quotes already inserted. All you need to do is to just type the reply and click send. In the new version, you also have the option of deleting the original PM when you send the reply, as well as multiple options like saving the copy, and message tracking.

Upgrading from version 1.x - just make the 2nd PHP file changes, and copy and paste the the new template changes over the old one.


Version 2 additions:
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Added options using checkboxes to:

1) Delete original: Delete original PM from PM box when you send reply
2) Automatically parse URLs.
3) Show Signature.
4) Save a copy: Also save a copy in the 'Sent Items' folder.
5) Request Read Receipt: Choose message tracking.

Version 2.1 - minor bug fix to make the icon change after a message is sent.
Version 2.2 - minor bug fix to make sure the delete tickbox works.
Version 2.3 - fixed a minor template issue
Version 2.4 - fixed the multiple RE: bug

NEW: Added minor addition to make cursor go automatically to the PM Quick Reply Box.

NOTE: To get the newest attachment, you need to clear your browser cache - otherwise you may download the previous version text file.

[Erwin]

Just experiment around with the table HTML code for the Quick PM Reply Box - I don't have a bottom border using the same code for my forums. Every forum has a different layout - modify the hack to make it suit yours.

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Nice hack Erwin

[Erwin]

Hi Joey, long time no see...

[Boofo]

Erwin,

Chen helped me start to get the /me vbcode hack working with regular private messages. I noticed that when I reply to a message with the quick pm reply box, it shows it as /me still. Is there a way to make it so it shows the person's name instead of /me in the quick pm box?

[Heineken77]

Hey

I was wondering, is it possible to remove extra quotes in the quick reply PM box as it was done in this hack for replying to PMs manually?

Also, remove the extra Re: Re: Re: ?

That would be sweet!
Sincerely,
Heineken

[Boofo]

Erwin,

Are you still supporting this?

[Erwin]

Boofo: I am still supporting it.

Heineken:

To remove the extra quotes, just install that hack. It works - I've tried it.

To remove the extra RE: RE: - that's easy - just go to your "privmsg" template (after you have installed the hack) and find:

value="RE: $message[title]"

And replace with:

value="$message[title]"

There you go!

[Erwin]

Originally posted by Boofo
Erwin,

Chen helped me start to get the /me vbcode hack working with regular private messages. I noticed that when I reply to a message with the quick pm reply box, it shows it as /me still. Is there a way to make it so it shows the person's name instead of /me in the quick pm box?

To be honest, Boofo, the /me code works for me using the Quick PM reply box with no problems - both in the Reply and in the Quoted area. That's why I didn't answer you - it works. If it doesn't, it's not this hack, it must be the way /me was installed on your site.

[Boofo]

I'm sorry, I guess i didn't explain it right.

It worksd fine for me except when it is quoted from someone else. Then it still shows the [disable]/me[/disable] code instead of that person's name in the quote.

Originally posted by Erwin


To be honest, Boofo, the /me code works for me using the Quick PM reply box with no problems - both in the Reply and in the Quoted area. That's why I didn't answer you - it works. If it doesn't, it's not this hack, it must be the way /me was installed on your site.

[Boofo]

I must be doing something wrong then, because I have that hack installed and I still get more than the last quote if there is more than one (but only in the Quick Reply PM Box, the regular reply box works as it should).

The RE: RE: fix is working fine now. Thanks, Erwin.

Now, all we have to do is figure out the quote problem, for now, anyway. Is anyone else having the quote problem in the Quick PM Reply Box after the hack install?

Originally posted by Erwin
Heineken:

To remove the extra quotes, just install that hack. It works - I've tried it.

To remove the extra RE: RE: - that's easy - just go to your "privmsg" template (after you have installed the hack) and find:

value="RE: $message[title]"

And replace with:

value="$message[title]"

There you go!