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What is the reason for having two reply options ?

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What is the difference or advantage of one over the other ?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but many forums have them now.

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you get a crap load of options when you go to the 'advanced' reply button, and smilies - you probably would have found that out by trying it :dry:

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Originally Posted by DarthInsinuate

you get a crap load of options when you go to the 'advanced' reply button, and smilies - you probably would have found that out by trying it :dry:

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And you used like me, the advanced one! :D

Quick reply is good if you just want to type a short answer, with no smilies or advanced options, like I have done.

I use quick reply all the time unless im quoting someone. like right now im using it. :)

It's useful if you already know all the bbcode so you can just quickly answer someone's question without the big advanced editor.

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Originally Posted by rossco_2004

I use quick reply all the time unless im quoting someone. like right now im using it. :)

It's useful if you already know all the bbcode so you can just quickly answer someone's question without the big advanced editor.

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Exactly, and when u use FF BBcode Extension its easier and i dont need to use Advance reply at all.

I use quick reply 90% of the time, it's handy :D

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Jonno :cool:

I can never remember the smiley codes, and I almost always end up wanting to use them. So I've shrunk the Quick reply box down to a single line so that I always have to press the "Post Reply" button.

I agree that FF's BBcode extension is useful, but it isn't anything like as easy as simply clicking on the option up above. It also doesn't have the "Align" or "Indent" options either, which I use all the time. :whistling

Align and indent? wtf, where are they ? :blink:

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Originally Posted by DanB

Align and indent? wtf, where are they ? :blink:

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:huh:What he said :unsure:

Jonno :cool:

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Originally Posted by lynx

I can never remember the smiley codes, and I almost always end up wanting to use them. So I've shrunk the Quick reply box down to a single line so that I always have to press the "Post Reply" button.

I agree that FF's BBcode extension is useful, but it isn't anything like as easy as simply clicking on the option up above. It also doesn't have the "Align" or "Indent" options either, which I use all the time. :whistling

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if you remember the name it's not hard to know the code.
[align=center] or [indent].
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Originally Posted by rossco_2004

I use quick reply all the time unless im quoting someone. like right now im using it. :)

It's useful if you already know all the bbcode so you can just quickly answer someone's question without the big advanced editor.

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You can quote someone with Quick Reply as Ive done here also...

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Originally Posted by RealitY

You can quote someone with Quick Reply as Ive done here also...

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yuh but it's more effort...

click quote vs type [quote] and [/qupte] and pasting stuff in. ;)

although that would be like the url tag and other tags anyway so i guess you're right. :unsure:

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Originally Posted by rossco_2004

yuh but it's more effort and pasting stuff in. ;)

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You dont have to paste at all, just click the notepad next to the person you intend to quote.
Then check the box Quote message in reply and thats it, very simple actually...