Topic: Modify reply/quick reply text box size?

[Gryzor]

Exactly as asked in subject: how do I make the text box bigger? I bet it's simple but I must be missing something...

Using 2.0b4. Thanks so much for the wonderful software - and merry Christmas!!!

[Oldiesmann]

For the main reply box:

Sources/Post.php

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Code: (Lines 1039-1048) [Select]

// Now create the editor.
$editorOptions = array(
'id' => 'message',
'value' => $context['message'],
'labels' => array(
'post_button' => $context['submit_label'],
),
// We do XML preview here.
'preview_type' => 2,
);
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Code: [Select]

// Now create the editor.
$editorOptions = array(
'id' => 'message',
'value' => $context['message'],
'labels' => array(
'post_button' => $context['submit_label'],
),
'columns' => 60,
'rows' => 12,
// We do XML preview here.
'preview_type' => 2,
);
Change the values for columns and rows to your liking.

For the quick reply, you'll need to edit Display.template.php:

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Code: (Line 638) [Select]

<textarea cols="75" rows="7" style="width: 95%; height: 100px;" name="message" tabindex="1"></textarea><br />

[Gryzor]

Ahhh it's a PHP thing. Darn, and I spent so much time looking around in options and stuff Thanks lots, appreciate the ultra-fast reply!

Hmmm, neither seems to work...?

[Oldiesmann]

Try clearing the file cache.

Admin -> Maintenance -> Forum Maintenance
Scroll down and click on "Empty the file cache".

[Gryzor]

Didn't work... How strange! Could it have something to do with Apache serving out old versions of the script? Nah, what am I talking about, Apache gets PHP's output anyway...

[SlammedDime]

settings rows and columns won't work, you have to set the 'width' and 'height' attributes. (just like rows and columns above, but use 'width' and 'height' instead.

[Gryzor]

Hmm... I'm trying:

Code: [Select]

// Now create the editor.
$editorOptions = array(
'id' => 'message',
'value' => $context['message'],
'labels' => array(
'post_button' => $context['submit_label'],
),
'width' => 120,
'height' => 80,
// We do XML preview here.
'preview_type' => 2,
);
create_control_richedit($editorOptions);
I take it 'width' defines columns, 'height' is rows. I've also tried other, less extreme figures, but it still doesn't work...

[Oldiesmann]

You need to specify the unit for the width and height.

The default width is 150px and the default height is 70%.

Doing this would make the box twice as wide and 25% higher:

Code: [Select]

   // Now create the editor.
   $editorOptions = array(
      'id' => 'message',
      'value' => $context['message'],
      'labels' => array(
         'post_button' => $context['submit_label'],
      ),
      'width' => '300px',
      'height' => '95%',
      // We do XML preview here.
      'preview_type' => 2,
   );
   create_control_richedit($editorOptions);
Just play with those values til you find something you like.

[Gryzor]

Ah, and I suspected it might be something like that (not the % thing though, but px is easy to guess). However, I seem to be hitting some kind of hard limit. Right now, for instance, I have set it up to 1000px, 1000%. And it still won't go over 12 lines deep (which is my main concern). If I lower the values it does become smaller, but not bigger.

Maybe look someplace else as well?

[Oldiesmann]

Once you hit 100% height, it's displaying all the rows, so you'll need to increase the number of rows at that point.

[Gryzor]

Wait - so I have to set the height to 100% and THEN the number of rows to whatever I need it to be?

[SlammedDime]

Set the width in percent, set the height in pixels.  Don't even worry about rows and columns.  When you set width and height with CSS, they become pointless.  Right now oldies is directing you backwards on it.

[Gryzor]

Width in %, height in px, not the opposite as described above in the quoted code. Ok, will try it and report...

[edit]Yup! That did it. Thanks guys