Reduce height of reply to post field

[temperateporcine]

Members have requested that the reply field be reduced in height to prevent having to scroll down to find the reply button, can anyone advise if this is possible and how?

Thanks.

[- TuGs]

are you trying to reduce the size of the text field? on the posting page?

[- TuGs]

Coded it up for you =) 2 hours gone *Poof*

Another Solution:

Add a button in the Post editor


like so:




go to themes -> layout templates -> Posting Page (Lines 20 - 25)

<div class="controls">
$[poll_button]
$[event_button]
$[attachment_button]
$[options]
</div>

ADD this Line:
<span class="float-right">$[form.post.button]</span>
Like so


<div class="controls">
$[poll_button]
$[event_button]
$[attachment_button]
$[options]
<span class="float-right">$[form.post.button]</span>
</div>


(Do Not Use code in table below as it is not complete please re-edit if you think you can take this code on.)

Admin > Themes > Advanced Styles And CSS > Style Sheet     add this to bottom. .ui-wysiwyg { height: 240px; } .ui-resizable { height: 200px; position: relative;} .wysiwyg-area .content { height: 380px; padding: 10px 10px 0px; } Modify Red as you wish to change size of editors height and the border surrounding it. Start small to see what is what in preview pane. This is already reduced from default. (Unfortunately i cant give you default figure) In my eyes, This Method really isn't a fix  anyway as users have different screen resolutions.

hope this helps! - please leave feed back

[temperateporcine]

Mar 21, 2013 13:25:20 GMT -8 - TuGs said:

are you trying to reduce the size of the text field? on the posting page?

Hi TuGs, it's the size of the actual reply window I'm trying to reduce.

[- TuGs]

good hope you get on fine

[temperateporcine]

Mar 21, 2013 15:35:43 GMT -8 - TuGs said:

good hope you get on fine

Thanks for your help TuGs, I'll have a play with that and see how I get on, appreciate your time and effort.

[temperateporcine]

I've had a play with this TuGs, option 1 the style sheet mod doesn't work, when quotes are large it cuts them in half and there are no scroll buttons.

Option 2 the template mod works well, although the reply/quote field is the same height, there's now the added 'create post' button at the top right.
I guess it's not so easy to reduce the actual height of the reply field while keeping the quoted text intact.

Thanks once again for your help TuGs, I'll definitely use that.

[- TuGs]

i will continue our quest to push it forward to see if any body has the full answer because this would be a good addition for any one to use. and have it listed as a mod. but i hope the button placement serves you well for now