Add Reply button

[Flexmoney]

I wonder if the "Add Reply" button can be moved up closer to the text box? And, the "Attachments" tools moved lower (keeping "Options where they are at).

It would be more efficient, since we aren't adding attachments with each and every post.

[Nik Habicht]

It's pretty close and pretty bold --- if you're not a moderator.....

[JenCatFlex]

It's pretty close and pretty bold --- if you're not a moderator.....

Wrong. It is below...

The "Attachments" block,..

then it is below the "Options" block.

Which, on my laptop, requires extra steps to get to "Add Reply/Preview Post" block. Being an efficiency junkie...

[Nik Habicht]

On the other hand, once you get there the fast reply box is already open just below.....

[benos]

I added this thread's link to my list... but it's way down at the bottom.

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[Flexmoney]

I added this thread's link to my list... but it's way down at the bottom.

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Just like the reply button.

[Nik Habicht]

I added this thread's link to my list... but it's way down at the bottom.

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Just like the reply button.

:D

[Flexmoney]

I am on the desktop today. I have a scroll wheel or two that makes it better. (So, if you are on a desktop, you might not get the pain-in-the-ass'ness of it.)

Regardless, it's a poor place for the button. Heck it could have more than one button that does the same thing.

[benos]

Are you talking about the Add Reply button on a thread's page, or on post's page.

if on a post's page, hitting Tab will take you right to it (from the Text Entry Field).

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[Flexmoney]

The "Add Reply" button below the text box, when entering a post.

I am going to try to get some screen shots.

[Flexmoney]

In the example below, if you happen to set the scroll bar just right , then you can see all the tools that are above the text box and also see the reply button. (I never get the scroll just right, unless I am on a mission to do so.)

[Flexmoney]

But, this is how the page comes up as a default when you go to reply.

Look at all of that (most commonly) useless space getting eaten up.

[Flexmoney]

Where are my text tools ?

And, why does this seldom used stuff take up prime space?

[Flexmoney]

And, the Twitter button ??

Lots of wasted real estate in there...

[Flexmoney]

They got it right on the "fast reply" area. (well...that twitter button is still taking up space)

They could do the same on the full editor.

Efficiency.

[Flexmoney]

I know you have bigger fish to fry at the moment. I just wanted to document it.

[benos]

In all those scenarios, in the text box, if you hit the Tab Key, doesn't that take you right to the Add Reply button? Then just hit Return.

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On Twitter, I think there's a setting in the ACP to turn that off. Maybe take a look if you have some time, or if not, i'll look later.

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[Flexmoney]

In all those scenarios, in the text box, if you hit the Tab Key, doesn't that take you right to the Add Reply button? Then just hit Return.

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No. I just tabs forward in the text box (by about 5 spaces)... browser = Google Chrome.

[benos]

In all those scenarios, in the text box, if you hit the Tab Key, doesn't that take you right to the Add Reply button? Then just hit Return.

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No. I just tabs forward in the text box (by about 5 spaces)... browser = Google Chrome.

Do you have another browser you could test it in? (For me in Safari it works as described.)

And I've never used Chrome, did you check to see if there's a setting for that in Settings/Prefs?

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[Nik Habicht]

Once I type text in the "Add Reply Box" tab moves me to the "Add Reply Button in Firefox....

[benos]

Once I type text in the "Add Reply Box" tab moves me to the "Add Reply Button in Firefox....

Thanks. Others with other browsers please post if the above is true.

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[Flexmoney]

Do you have another browser you could test it in? (For me in Safari it works as described.)

And I've never used Chrome, did you check to see if there's a setting for that in Settings/Prefs?

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browser for this post = IE8

Tab does take it to the "Add Reply" button.