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Can we have a better "Quick Reply" on boards

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  • 24-01-2008 8:05pm
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    One like this:
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    They have them on loads of other forums, its much handier.
    Can we have this too please?
    Post edited by Shield on


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    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    Its called advanced quick reply ... and yes we can have it, but we dont.


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    #3
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    It's not much of a quick response if it says "sending quick response - please wait."


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Hagar wrote: »
    It's not much of a quick response if it says "sending quick response - please wait."

    It's got other features though (bold, insert image, hyperlink etc.).


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    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    What's the difference then? I must be missing something. I thought quick response was a simple, basic no frills, response. If you want more, isn't the normal reply function there?


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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Firefox users: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/491


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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Hagar wrote: »
    What's the difference then? I must be missing something. I thought quick response was a simple, basic no frills, response. If you want more, isn't the normal reply function there?

    Maybe he wants it in French? >_>


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    nah he wants ability to quick respond with txt modification features, of course if your modifying your txt then its hardly quick.
    :)

    If you want this many features then reply normally :)


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    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Sure its nearly as quick to just type in the tags rather than press a button for them. Thats what I do.

    I don't press no button fool! :D

    uhh...except the post quick reply button.....

    >_>

    <_<


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    #10
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Why type when you can click!

    I can't see any real reason why we should not have this feature. I'm sure its a pretty quick and simple install...


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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Zascar wrote: »
    I can't see any real reason why we should not have this feature. I'm sure its a pretty quick and simple install...

    I can see one big reason: Effort.
    It is mostly just adding an icon with the Post Reply link to each post. However, vB doesn't like making life simple. The icon has to fit into each style and be cached properly or it screws things up.

    Another might be that it makes things confusing for new users. Although, one would hope that'd only be 5 seconds of confusion sorted out by testing.


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    #12
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Forget Smilies. Just things like Bold, Italics, Links - and I really like how you can adjust the size of the reply window yourself.


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