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Offline motorollinTopic starter

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Reply box in a separate window
« on: September 10, 2006, 08:04:36 PM »
If I'm replying to a thread and want to quote several people, it would be helpful for the reply box to be in a new window. I know I can context-click the reply button and open it in a new window, but then once the reply has been sent, the new window goes back to the thread and leaves the old window there with an un-refreshed view of the thread. I think that this would be a nicer way of doing it. Once the reply has been sent, the reply window closes and refreshes the orginal window's view of the thread. This is easily accomplished with Javascript.

Whaddya think?

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Re: Reply box in a separate window
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2006, 09:26:00 PM »
I say boo to any popup.  But, I think if the software could show the entire thread, not just the single message to quote, it would be better.  (For example, vBulletin does this by default...)
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Re: Reply box in a separate window
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2006, 09:42:52 PM »
Well, PM uses popups. I don't mind them as long as it's a popup I instigated (except on my Amiga which is using unregistered iBrowse :-) )

I guess being able to view the whole thread on the reply page (in reverse order?) would be a good compromise. Or, if it's not too much work, how about having three options, selectable in the user's profile settings:

1. Standard (as replies work now)
2. View whole thread on reply page
3. Reply in new window

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Re: Reply box in a separate window
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2006, 09:58:48 PM »
If you're replying to three posts, why not make three replies? That way people that read the threaded view aren't missing stuff related to the thread they're reading because you put it somewhere else.
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Re: Reply box in a separate window
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2006, 04:08:51 AM »
@Moto,

> This is easily accomplished with Javascript.

Since the Amiga sucks so bad at Javascript to begin with, I think it's a bad idea.

> Whaddya think?

Feel free to grab a copy of the Xoops code (PM for details) and knock yourself out..  Honestly, right now, I simply cannot spare the time for programming (actually fixing) Xoops code for AO the way I'd like.  Keep in mind that to maintain backwards compatibility with the Amiga, we're stuck with an older version of software, and I really don't like mucking with things that work.

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