Quick Reply box

The simplest way is to use <a href="mailto:[email protected]">quick reply</a>

This only works if a mail client is configured on the browsing computer.

If you're talking about a text box where people type in a comment and submit then it gets a little trickier.

You have to create a form that submits to a script that creates and sends an email. I can do this in ASP but I don't know what server environment you're working in. The actual textbox for the comment is just <input type="text"> or <textarea></textarea> depending on how much of a message you want them to send. But without a script to build and send the email the reply box won't work.

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actually wut im tryin to find out is how to insert the quick reply in a forum, just like the one we have below!! because im workin on it for skool. im using phpbb format. maybe this should help a lot! thnx in advance

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Sorry - I'm an ASP programmer - haven't done any PHP and not sure how you customise PHP BB, but I reckon a simple search of Google will give you the answer - give it a shot.

And welcome to A2K

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There are many mods that add a quick reply box. Here is an example of one. You should search and find the one you think is best for you.

Code:

############################################################## 

## MOD Title:          Quick Reply MOD 

## MOD Author:         morpheus2matrix < [email protected] > (Morpheus) http://morpheus.2037.biz 

## MOD Primary Author : Smartor and Ralendil 

## MOD Description:    This MOD will allow you to add a quick reply box on your Forum 

## MOD Version:        1.0.0 

## Compatibility:      2.0.6 

## 

## Installation Level: Easy 

## Installation Time:  5 Minutes 

## Files To Edit:      4 

##   viewtopic.php 

##   language/lang_english/lang_main.php 

##   templates/subSilver/viewtopic_body.tpl 

##   templates/subSilver/subSilver.cfg 

## 

## Included Files:     quick_reply.gif 

############################################################## 

## For Security Purposes, Please Check: http://www.phpbb.com/mods/ for the 

## latest version of this MOD. Downloading this MOD from other sites could cause malicious code 

## to enter into your phpBB Forum. As such, phpBB will not offer support for MOD's not offered 

## in our MOD-Database, located at: http://www.phpbb.com/mods/ 

############################################################## 

## Author Notes: 

## 

##    

## 

############################################################## 

## MOD History: 

## 

##   2003-11-07 - Version 1.0.0 

##   - Initial Release 

## 

############################################################## 

## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD 

############################################################## 

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#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------------ 

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viewtopic.php 



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#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------------ 

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   'U_POST_REPLY_TOPIC' => $reply_topic_url) 

); 



# 

#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------ 

# 



// Quick Reply MOD 

if ( ( $is_auth['auth_reply'] ) or ( $forum_topic_data['forum_status'] <> FORUM_LOCKED ) or ( $forum_topic_data['topic_status'] <> TOPIC_LOCKED ) ) 

{ 

   $quick_reply_img = ( $forum_topic_data['forum_status'] == FORUM_LOCKED || $forum_topic_data['topic_status'] == TOPIC_LOCKED ) ? $images['reply_locked'] : $images['quick_reply']; 

   $quick_reply_alt = ( $forum_topic_data['forum_status'] == FORUM_LOCKED || $forum_topic_data['topic_status'] == TOPIC_LOCKED ) ? $lang['Topic_locked'] : $lang['Quick_Reply_To_Topic']; 



   if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] ) 

   { 

      $template->assign_block_vars('switch_username_field', array()); 

   } 

    

   $template->assign_block_vars('quick_reply', array( 

      'QUICK_REPLY_IMG' => $quick_reply_img, 

      'L_QUICK_REPLY_TOPIC' => $quick_reply_alt, 

      'L_EMPTY_MESSAGE' => $lang['Empty_message'],        

       

      'U_QUICK_REPLY' => append_sid('posting.' . $phpEx), 

      'S_HIDDEN_FORM' => ( ( $userdata['user_attachsig'] ? '<input type="hidden" name="attach_sig" value="1" />' : "" ) . ( $userdata['user_notify'] ? '<input type="hidden" name="notify" value="1" />' : "" ) . '<input type="hidden" name="mode" value="reply" /><input type="hidden" name="post" value="1"><input type="hidden" name="' . POST_TOPIC_URL . '" value="' . $topic_id . '" /> <input type="hidden" name="sid" value="' . $userdata['session_id'] . '" />' ) ) 

   ); 

} 

// Quick Reply MOD 



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#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 

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templates/subSilver/viewtopic_body.tpl 



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#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------------ 

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{S_TOPIC_ADMIN}</td> 



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#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------ 

# 



<!-- BEGIN quick_reply --> 

     </tr> 

</table> 



<table width='100%' cellspacing='2' border='0' align='center'> 

  <tr> 

   <td valign='top' align='left'> 

     <form name='quick_reply' action='{quick_reply.U_QUICK_REPLY}' method='post'> 

     <!-- END quick_reply --> 

      <!-- BEGIN switch_username_field --> 

      <span class='gensmall'><b>{L_USERNAME}</b></span><br /> 

      <span class='genmed'><input type='text' class='post' tabindex='1' name='username' size='25' maxlength='25' value='' /></span><br /> 

      <!-- END switch_username_field --> 

      <!-- BEGIN quick_reply --> 

      <textarea name="message" rows="7" cols="35" wrap="virtual" style="width:425px" class="post" onclick="{if(document.quick_reply.message.value=='{L_QUICK_REPLY_TOPIC}') document.quick_reply.message.value=''}">{L_QUICK_REPLY_TOPIC}</textarea><br /> 

      {quick_reply.S_HIDDEN_FORM} 

      <input type='image' src='{quick_reply.QUICK_REPLY_IMG}' border='0' alt="{quick_reply.L_QUICK_REPLY_TOPIC}" onClick="if(document.quick_reply.message.value == '{quick_reply.L_QUICK_REPLY_TOPIC}' || document.quick_reply.message.value == ''){ alert('{quick_reply.L_EMPTY_MESSAGE}'); return false;}else{ return true;}" /> 

      </form> 

 </td> 

   <!-- END quick_reply --> 



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#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 

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templates/subSilver/subSilver.cfg 



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#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------ 

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$board_config['privmsg_graphic_length'] = 175; 



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#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------ 

# 



$images['quick_reply'] = "$current_template_images/quick_reply.gif"; 



# 

#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 

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language/lang_english/lang_main.php 



# 

#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------ 

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?> 



# 

#-----[ BEFORE, ADD ]------------------------------------------ 

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$lang['Quick_Reply_To_Topic'] = 'Post a Quick Reply'; 



# 

#-----[ COPY ]------------------------------------------------- 

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copy quick_reply.gif to templates/subSilver/images/ 



# 

#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]--------------------------------- 

# 

# EoM

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