Deactivate Quick Reply?

[Geronimo_CH]

Since my forum is mostly read only in the sense that the user just read the board entries and only seldom reply, is there in the configuration a way to deactivate the 'Quick Reply' if you click on a board entry?

Thanks for your answers
Geronimo

[Illori]

I believe if you cannot reply you don't see the quick reply at all.

[Geronimo_CH]

Hi Illori

Thanks for your answer but that does not solve my problem because the forum user must be (and are) able to anwer to a post but mostly dont because there is no need to do so. It is perfectly acceptable that they have to click 'Reply' to post an answer.

Geronimo

[Arantor]

There is no option for it, there used to be but it confused enough users that it was removed years ago early in 2.1's dev time.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

You can edit out function template_quickreply() in Display.template.php (down at the bottom).  Doesn't appear to break anything.

[Arantor]

Other than pressing the quote button which may or may not work properly afterwards depending on your browser.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Works in FF, goes to reply editor.  Why is it browser dependent?

[marcosbr]

worked here:
https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=571853.0

[Arantor]

Works in FF, goes to reply editor.  Why is it browser dependent?

Because ripping out the editor the way you propose breaks the JavaScript for the quote button. Different browsers handle that failure state differently.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

How about this?

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/* Styles for the quick reply area. */
#quickreply {
clear: both;
display: none;
}



[Arantor]

That just screws up quoting entirely because that way it will always be sent to the quick reply box - even though it's not visible.

[Geronimo_CH]

I just commented out 'template_quickreply();' in Display.template.php as Sir Osis of Liver proposed. With this the quick reply is not displayed. Clicking on 'reply' works fine including Quote (at least in my context). So for me the problem is solved.

Thanks for your help anyway
Geronimo

[Arantor]

I hope no one clicks the quote button on each post though... that won't behave properly (depends on your browser as to how it will misbehave)

[Kindred]

and, as we discovered in a different thread, removing the quick reply also seems to break the quick edit

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Not to be rude ( ), but this is another in the short (but getting longer) list of useful 2.0 features that were removed from 2.1 for no apparent reason.

[Illori]

just because you may not agree does not mean there is no apparent reason. there are always reasons and they were made and we are not going back.

[Mick.]

I was looking for a solution to this today. Found it here https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=581225.msg4114362#msg4114362

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Well, no, Arantor objects to that because it screws up quote in some browsers.  Works for me in FF, and apparently also for OP.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I hope no one clicks the quote button on each post though... that won't behave properly (depends on your browser as to how it will misbehave)

and, as we discovered in a different thread, removing the quick reply also seems to break the quick edit

Well, since we've been told how not to do it, is there a correct way to remove quick reply?

And I've just noticed that on this forum quote is sent to reply editor, not quick reply.  n/m, that happens only when js is disabled in browser.  (I'm somewhat past multi-tasking. )

[Wellwisher]

Bookmarked for future ref. Thanks.