Module: Hide Reply Editor
Posted by Maurice Makaay
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Module: Hide Reply Editor July 17, 2009 03:02AM |
Admin Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 8,532 |
This module will hide the reply editor on the read page.
The editor is only shown after a user actively clicks the Reply or Quote button.
This will improve the threaded structure of a discussion, because it prevents the user from simply scrolling down and starting to type, in which case the reply would always be a reply to the last message. For users that use flat mode reading, this is no problem, but threaded (or hybrid, which is a form of threading too) readers would have a hard time following the conversation. Also, this makes moderation somewhat easier, because "Delete + Replies" becomes more reliable.
The same effect could be accomplished by setting "Reply form appears: on a separate page" in the General Settings, since this forces the user to always click Reply or Quote as well, but then the user is unable to see the rest of the discussion while typing the new message.
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
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Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2011 07:54AM by Maurice Makaay.
The editor is only shown after a user actively clicks the Reply or Quote button.
This will improve the threaded structure of a discussion, because it prevents the user from simply scrolling down and starting to type, in which case the reply would always be a reply to the last message. For users that use flat mode reading, this is no problem, but threaded (or hybrid, which is a form of threading too) readers would have a hard time following the conversation. Also, this makes moderation somewhat easier, because "Delete + Replies" becomes more reliable.
The same effect could be accomplished by setting "Reply form appears: on a separate page" in the General Settings, since this forces the user to always click Reply or Quote as well, but then the user is unable to see the rest of the discussion while typing the new message.
Changelog: ---------- 2011-01-13 v1.0.2 - Switched to using jQuery code in the javascript for this module. - The editor textarea is now automatically focussed when the editor is shown. 2009-10-27 v1.0.1 - Also make the hide reply editor functionality available when the forum is in threaded mode. Initially, this was explicitly not implemented, because the module's main target was to improve threading structure for flat view and hybrid view. Based on demand, the functionality was extended to threaded mode as well. 2009-07-17 v1.0.0 - Initial release
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
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Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2011 07:54AM by Maurice Makaay.
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor September 10, 2009 08:11PM |
Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 10 |
Thanks for creating this mod. It's exactly what I'm looking for and it came at just the right time.
However, it doesn't seem to do anything. I've got the module installed, it shows up in the admin page, and I've set it to "On." But the reply window still shows up at the bottom of all the threads. Is there something I've missed? Or is this maybe only supposed to affect new threads?
However, it doesn't seem to do anything. I've got the module installed, it shows up in the admin page, and I've set it to "On." But the reply window still shows up at the bottom of all the threads. Is there something I've missed? Or is this maybe only supposed to affect new threads?
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor September 11, 2009 08:28PM |
Admin Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 8,532 |
Do you see this happening too when you select the emerald template?
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
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Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
my blog linkedin profile secret sauce
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor October 27, 2009 04:32PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 2 |
Hello, I have been working in the Phorum for a couple weeks. Great Software. I use the threaded mode and needed a way to hide the reply without going to the Posting.php. So I downloaded the "hide reply mod", and it doesnt seem to work. I am using the Emerald template. Any Ideas. Or suggestions that I could look for. I need to have this working this way. Thanks for the help.
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor October 27, 2009 06:43PM |
Admin Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 8,532 |
The module was explicitly written to not implement this feature for threaded mode. The main goal was to improve threaded structuring for flat read modes (flat and hybrid). I just uploaded version 1.0.1 of the module, which implements the feature for threaded mode as well.
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
my blog linkedin profile secret sauce
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
my blog linkedin profile secret sauce
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor October 28, 2009 11:16AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 2 |
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor October 28, 2009 11:55AM |
Admin Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 8,532 |
You're welcome and thanks for reporting back that it works for you now.
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
my blog linkedin profile secret sauce
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
my blog linkedin profile secret sauce
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor January 13, 2010 07:35PM |
Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 753 |
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor January 14, 2010 06:59AM |
Admin Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 8,532 |
The module hides the editor and makes it visible when starting a reply. Nowhere is said that this module would change the positioning of the editor, so it shows up where it did show up before. So yes: it's definitely meant to work like this.
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
my blog linkedin profile secret sauce
Maurice Makaay
Phorum Development Team
my blog linkedin profile secret sauce
Re: Module: Hide Reply Editor January 14, 2010 09:20AM |
Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 753 |
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