Too many times I've clicked the quick reply with quote button and then forgotten to check the box that includes the original message in the reply. Would it be possible to have that box checked by default when we click the quick quote/reply button?

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Bump from the dead. We got the posted in markers, maybe we can get this, too?

Anyone?

Took me a while to figure out what you were asking because I've never used that button ("Quick reply to this message", bottom right of each post), but it seems to make sense. If you're replying to a specific message, then it stands to reason you want to quote that message in your reply.

In cases like that I usually just hit the "Quote" button, but for those who prefer to use "Quick reply to this message", it seems like a good idea to include the quoted message by default.

I've never used that button either, but I can see the advantage. Having it checked by default would make the most sense if possible.

Funny, I do use the Quick Reply box at the bottom sometimes. I've never used the quick reply feature in each individual post. I do agree with you, OP. It makes the most sense to have it checked off by default, where one can decide not to quote the message, rather than the other way around. Seems like an easy thing to change.

Talk about not giving up the dream, shaun

It's actually really stupid that the box would not default to checked. Obviously a flaw the forum software. If IB fixes this, it would be a great addition that I would start to use.

I also had never used the "multiple quotes" thing before... I'm not sure when that showed up, but it looks quite useful.

Multi-quote is the bomb. Just check all the posts you want to quote and on the last one hit quote and it quotes them all.

Did you know that multi-quote works across different pages and even different threads? Hit multi-quote in one thread, move to another thread and multi-quote some more. When you finally hit quote, there will be an option under the text box to include quotes from other threads that you haven't posted yet.

Now, back to topic:
I don't believe that this is a setting, and I can't say that it'd be easy to do. I will take a look and see what we can do!

I have seen it on other boards with this same software.

Setting a check or toggle box to be checked by default is fairly basic HTML, no?

So THAT'S how that works. I've played around with it before, but I got different results most of the time.

For the LONGEST time, I thought the feature was broke because I'd click on it and nothing would happen.

LOL, I'm sorry.... I never even noticed that check box down there... I thought you wanted us to make it so when you clicked that box it automatically put the quote tags in down there. I read the first 3-4 posts in this thread a couple times before I finally realized what it was about and I still missed it.

Anyway, yes... making a check box checked by default is simple html. It's a matter of writing "checked" in the input tag. However, I'll have to make sure it's not going to screw up the quick reply by doing that, as the checkbox isn't checkable until you hit the reply button.... if you enter a quick reply without hitting that button and it's checked by default..... you get the picture. We can look into it though.

There was a deleted post in this thread that asked how it works, and I figured there was at least one person who was wondering that, so I gave a brief description. I'm glad it didn't go to waste.

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I mentioned it in another thread a few days ago. Probably got lost in the shuffle.

Wow. I love the multi-quote feature, but didn't know this!

include the following code at the right place within: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/clientscrip...reply.js?v=372

qr_quickreply.checked=1;

If it's within a form, you might need:
document.formname.qr_quickreply.checked=true;

Or, if you prefer... document.forms['formname'].qr_quickreply.checked=true;

Then you don't have to worry about the effects of having the ghosted checkbox interfere before a quick quote is pressed.

I've never noticed the quote message check box, so what does it do again or which
quote does it, quote?

The quote message box, from what I can tell, works as follows:

1) Click "Quick Quote" on a post, which jumps you to the quick reply area.

2) Check the little box dingleberry that people want auto-checked

3) Send your message.

I think your message will have the quote above it then.

Edit: Yup.

That is correct. Now if only I didn't have to CHECK the stupid box.

hmm.

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well i just used the quick reply, it's not actually called quick quote, did it again and the second time the box was still checked.

in fact it is greyed out and also checked so someone must have turned on "checked"

Okay, I tried it for the first time - Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems easier to just hit the "quote" button instead.

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thats what i usually do too, seems a bit redundant to have the quick reply button.
what's the difference?