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.

[Gary King]

Originally Posted by X-Sector

can anybody help?

Well, I thought the obvious was obvious enough, but since you're so desperate for someone to reply back, I'll see if this helps :

Did you try the installation instructions for vB 2.3.2?

[X-Sector]

Yup, I looked at the instructions very carefully and installed it but the box doesn't show up.

I used a good php editor like dreamweaver mx to edit the codes.

[tsmith025]

I am having the problem of it not showing up as well. I am running 2.3.2 and used the instructions for it. I even added text where the box is supposed to be and the text shows up. I had PM'd GaryW for some help over a month ago and never got a reply :-( I thought it would be a little easier to get some help.

[X-Sector]

Exactly, I cant wait to get some help

[X-Sector]

anybody help plz?

[klaattu]

Originally Posted by X-Sector

can anybody help?

Sometimes when I have problems with some hack i recheck everuthing lin eby line, chances are you made a mistake somewhere.

Sometimes you edit the admin.php and the file refers to the admin folder etc, check everything, also check the$ insertion point and the spaces.

100% of the time in my experience is due to a mistake you made in the isntalation/*instrucctions

[NarutoX]

i cant get it working tried both chris's and yours chen.. nothing will apear in the threads :/

[NarutoX]

Originally Posted by klaattu

Sometimes when I have problems with some hack i recheck everuthing lin eby line, chances are you made a mistake somewhere.

Sometimes you edit the admin.php and the file refers to the admin folder etc, check everything, also check the$ insertion point and the spaces.

100% of the time in my experience is due to a mistake you made in the isntalation/*instrucctions

[NarutoX]

Originally Posted by klaattu

Sometimes when I have problems with some hack i recheck everuthing lin eby line, chances are you made a mistake somewhere.

Sometimes you edit the admin.php and the file refers to the admin folder etc, check everything, also check the$ insertion point and the spaces.

100% of the time in my experience is due to a mistake you made in the isntalation/*instrucctions

I dont know alotta people gettin errors latley..

[Gary King]

Double post

[NarutoX]

nm i figured it out

[X-Sector]

Originally Posted by klaattu

Sometimes when I have problems with some hack i recheck everuthing lin eby line, chances are you made a mistake somewhere.

Sometimes you edit the admin.php and the file refers to the admin folder etc, check everything, also check the$ insertion point and the spaces.

100% of the time in my experience is due to a mistake you made in the isntalation/*instrucctions

Oh right, I'm ++++ed off man, Chen.. why did't you put the step of what klaattu said or something in your instructions..

Srry guys, Im ++++ed off cuz my quick box reply didn't work and l don't know what ru talking about, klaattu cuz lm suck at PHP coding

[HP409ss]

My users love it!!! Great Hack!!!

[walkingthepath]

I need help too

[sunrunner_pei]

I added this hack today, and it is working very well for me. Thanks!

One problem though... Most of the time (But not all) we are getting javascript errors in Internet Explorer.

A Runtime error has occurred.
Do you wish to debug?
Line: 390
Error: Unterminated string constant

I'm running vBulletin 2.2.9

Here is my showthread_replybox template:

<script language="javascript">
<!--
var postmaxchars = $postmaxchars;
function validate(theform) {
	if (theform.message.value=="") {
		alert("Please complete the message field.");
		return false; }
	if (postmaxchars != 0) {
		if (theform.message.value.length > $postmaxchars) {
			alert("Your message is too long.\n\nReduce your message to 

$postmaxchars characters.\nIt is currently "+theform.message.value.length+" characters 

long.");
			return false; }
		else { return true; }
	} else { return true; }
}
function checklength(theform) {
	if (postmaxchars != 0) { message = "\nThe maximum permitted length is $postmaxchars 

characters."; }
	else { message = ""; }
	alert("Your message is "+theform.message.value.length+" characters long."+message);
}
//-->
</script>

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="newreply.php" name="vbform" method="post" 

onSubmit="return validate(this)">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="postreply">
<input type="hidden" name="threadid" value="$threadid">
<input type="hidden" name="title" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="iconid" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="parseurl" value="yes">
<input type="hidden" name="email" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="disablesmilies" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="closethread" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="hiddenreply" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="signature" value="yes">
<input type="hidden" name="rating" value="0">

<table cellpadding="{tableouterborderwidth}" cellspacing="0" border="0" 

bgcolor="{tablebordercolor}" {tableouterextra} width="{contenttablewidth}" 

align="center"><tr><td>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="{tableinnerborderwidth}" border="0" {tableinnerextra} 

width="100%">
<tr>
	<td bgcolor="{tableheadbgcolor}" colspan="2"><normalfont 

color="{tableheadtextcolor}" class="thtcolor"><b>Post Reply</b></normalfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}" valign="top" nowrap><normalfont><b>Your 

Reply:</b></normalfont></td>
	<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}">
		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr valign="top">
			<td><textarea name="message" rows="7" cols="$textareacols" 

wrap="virtual" tabindex="1"></textarea><br>
			<smallfont><a href="javascript:checklength(document.vbform);">[check 

message length]</a></smallfont></td>
		</tr>
		</table>
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>

<br>

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="{contenttablewidth}" 

{tableinvisibleextra} align="center">
<tr>
	<td align="center"><normalfont>
	<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" value="Submit Reply" 

accesskey="s" tabindex="2">
	<input type="reset" class="bginput" name="reset" value="Reset Form" accesskey="r" 

tabindex="3">
	</normalfont></td>
</tr>
</table>

</form>

Can anyone help? I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination.

One last note: Even though the errors are appearing, the reply box still functions properly.