Re: Ok, the new quote goes to quick reply is annoying
Reply #16 –
I use the quick reply pretty rarely, only for very simple replies where I'm already at the bottom of the page. I also use it from a script in an addon but I can easily remove that if it eventually comes down to QR being all or nothing. My issue with expanding the box via a script is that that's not how the other collapsed areas in elk work. It breaks the UI. If a user makes a choice to collapse something then you shouldn't expand it automatically when a clear alternative path (the post page in this case) exists. It's like a short cut from having to go into look and layout and click a box and click save. Except now it's an inconsistent short cut.
I especially avoid quick reply on mobile on my forum because I have animated smileys and they slow down the page when typing. So I always use the post page where I load alternate static smileys. (And before you ask, the users voted not to go to static smileys everywhere.)
But for quoting I find the QR annoying because of the default small box size and the lack of the ctrl+enter feature. I also find it annoying because if I'm quoting multiple recent messages the post page always has a predictable number of post pages but QR is subject to the pagination of the standard reading pages. I'd probably leave QR open and use it more if quotes always went to the post page like the reply button does. And that's also something I find a little odd that two buttons right next to each other behave so differently, but I guess there's no other way to let people who like the QR box use quotes.
So if the majority really thinks this is how QR and quoting should work, as long as the post page isn't going away I guess I can live with having to turn off the QR and leave it off. But if you're going that route maybe it shouldn't be collapsible and there should be some hint how to turn it off. I know a lot of users never explore the huge list of options in the look and layout page.
Re: Ok, the new quote goes to quick reply is annoying
Reply #19 –
Personally I'd be in favor of removing the post page if we of course moved attachments and all the other features into the topic (display template) view.