Re: Quick reply box

Posted by GregChapman on Mar 09, 2012; 9:52am
URL: https://support.nabble.com/Quick-reply-box-tp7353878p7357734.html

GodlyPerfection wrote

We have actually created our own Quick Reply box using NAML (courtesy of our tech admin DavidJCobb). In addition we built a Quick Edit box using the same system and the quote option goes straight to the quick reply box first and any time you hit quote on a post it just tacks on the quote to the end of the quick reply box.

On the basis of your description I feared that your system would not work as I would wish, so I checked it out...

First I registered on your forum and subscribed to it. I took a look at a post and saw the Quick reply box. The first thing I noticed was that the caption clearly says "Quick Reply to OP", so that overcame my first concern. Use of the quick reply box does reply to a specific post and, after testing, I can confirm that it works with a reply using it properly threaded in my mail client. (Of course, it doesn't stop an ignorant user posting there when it is not a reply to the original poster but rather some message later in the topic, but there are enough people around who abuse their mail client that I guess we must let that pass.)

Next, I logged out, and took a look at the topic in question - Result: No Quick Reply box! Great News! It means that means that those using the Quick Reply box must have an associated email address. I used the standard reply link. Result: A Quick Reply box pops up (without the "to OP" legend) All good so far!

After a little more playing the only problems I could find are these:

# There is no longer the message "In reply to this post by ..." when responding to messages earlier in the topic. (This, I feel, is an important feature as so often people do not quote from messages and it helps put responses in context.)

# If you use the "Quote" link and then change your mind about which message you are replying to, then the original quote is retained, (whether "Quote" or "Reply" is used) although the QR box moves to be beneath the message in question.

In summary:
This represents some really excellent enhancements to the standard Nabble code with all messages properly threaded in my mail client. Sort out the two bugs I've identified and I'd say Nabble would do well to incorporate these features in their main code. Well done David, Some excellent work!