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.CK says:

Wow, this is cool. This self-defined comment set is the best friend of my 'Invite photos to group' script.
Posted 71 months ago. (permalink)

clickykbd    says:

This is pretty cool, though I am still partial to the global "seen in XX" tagline, which serves the same function as many of these custom taglines that groups ask for.
Posted 71 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

ho yes clickykbd, know I mostly use the referer script "seen in XX", but some voting group ask for long comments, that's why I use that one.

It's also useful to prefil "thank you" comments, and this type of comments you would put quite often.
Posted 71 months ago. (permalink)

Chris Dymond    says:

This is a really useful script for all the rating and promotion groups, but I do have one question:
How do you remove a quick comment from the list if you've made a mistake?
Posted 71 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Ha Chris... I knew someone will come up with that question, but I was lazy ;)

I updated the script to v0.2 where you will find a second menu item added by the script (in the user script commands menu under tools): "Edit quick comments" which shows you a list of your existing comments.

If you want remove one, just uncheck it and save.
Posted 71 months ago. (permalink)

Chris Dymond    says:

Hooray!! :-)
Thanks Mortimer?
Posted 71 months ago. (permalink)

यश says:

Wow this makes life foe members of comment groups so easy. save all the html/links/images in quickcomments and just two clicks whenever u want does it!
Posted 68 months ago. (permalink)

rgdaniel    says:

Can't seem to get this working, see my comment on userscripts.org

userscripts.org/scripts/show/5106
Posted 68 months ago. (permalink)

AllanThinks    says:

This works for me in comments to photos, but does not seem to work in Group discussions (where I need it the most).
Posted 66 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

in fact, I have not made it for that, but I suppose I could. But I don't see how group posting could be repetitive? do you have an example?
Posted 66 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

You can reinstall the script, I have updated it so that it also shows the quick comment box on the group disccussion pages.
Posted 66 months ago. (permalink)

AllanThinks    says:

Thanks for updating it. I am participating in a daily phot diary group. All participants have their own topic in the group. When I comment on other's diaries, I like to leave a link to my own topic.

Everyone does it manually, but this will make it easier.

Thanks again.

Edit: I had to modify one of the defined URLs to get it to work in group discussions. I changed:

*flickr.com/groups/*/discuss

to

*flickr.com/groups/*

and it works like a charm. Thanks again.
Originally posted 66 months ago. (permalink)
AllanThinks edited this topic 65 months ago.

~v.h~ [deleted] says:

Thanks for the very helpful script, mortimer? :)
I had installed this script from the link in your original message.
however i stil cant remove some of my quick comments... the user script commands in my tools menu only has "Add quick comments". No edit. :(
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Sorry VanesKa tHOmz, I made a terrible mix up between an old version and the one with the comment removal bit. Hopefully, I could find a backup.

If you reinstall the script now, you should be able to remove the comments you do not want AND use the script with groups.
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

~v.h~ [deleted] says:

thanks mortimer?..
but i already did that numerous times (uninstall & reinstall, quitting in between too) before posting the earlier message but the comment i didnt want was stil there...
nevermind.. i shall wait patiently for your updated version :) thanks again for the great script!
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

What I meant VanesKa is that I already updated the script ;)

So now, when you reinstall it, you won't loose the messages that you already stored, but you'll have (under tools->greasemonkey->user scripts command) a tool to remove the unwanted comments.
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

~v.h~ [deleted] says:

oh alright... i try now. thanks :)
Originally posted 65 months ago. (permalink)
~v.h~ edited this topic 65 months ago.

~v.h~ [deleted] says:

Works wonderfully! Thanks mortimer?!
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

Leviathor    says:

Pierre, about the only thing I'd suggest is adding a feature to add multiple invites at one time via the "Add" feature. It's pretty tedious adding multiple entries and having to click through menus each time.

Between the "Add" and "Cancel" buttons, perhaps an "Add Another" button.
Originally posted 65 months ago. (permalink)
Leviathor edited this topic 65 months ago.

Rafal S. says:

I used to handle this with self-made bookmarklets created before I even discovered the flickr hacks.
I needed to add another one today and decided to test your script. It simplifies the thing a lot and I am already a fan of it :)

Two remarks:
- add new comment and edit comments dialogs (plus a gray background to make them modal) are absolutely positioned. When you scroll the page they scroll away too. Fixed positioning should solve it.
- add new comment and edit comments windows allow opening several instances. Not a big problem. Perhaps not a problem at all. Just letting you know.
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

mscjwharton    says:

Thank you so much for building this script. I have installed it but I am not finding the quick comment box showing up above the reply box. Is it possible that one of my other greasemonkey scripts is arguing with it. I uninstalled and reinstalled also.
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

Rafal S. says:

I guess you need to add at least one comment to make the box show. I mean the quick comment in the script config.
Originally posted 65 months ago. (permalink)
Rafal S. edited this topic 65 months ago.

mscjwharton    says:

I am sorry to seem like such an idiot but I don't seem to be able to figure out where to find the place to add a comment.
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

mscjwharton    says:

Oooh, I think maybe I found it. Under tools ->User Script Commands->Add a New Quick Command. Am I right?
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

Rafal S. says:

For me its tools -> greasemonkey -> user script commands -> ...
But the place is correct.
Posted 65 months ago. (permalink)

Rafal S. says:

: I have two more remarks on your script:

1. It doesn't store unicode values correctly. I have some comments in Polish and some Polish characters are lost after reload.
It could be considered a GM bug that it fails to store unicode with GM_setValue, but affects your script.
The solution is pretty simple and described here.

2. I would like to have the quick comments sorted by name. Would be easier to find one when there are quite many there.
Again, simple quicktags.sort() in event listener for adding the quick comments should do the trick.

I've done both tweaks for myself. I can send you the patched code if you wish.
Originally posted 65 months ago. (permalink)
Rafal S. edited this topic 65 months ago.

Chatdurouge says:

Umm...could you make it work so that when I edit a comment it shows up there? I don't know it it's possible or not, but I've often needed to add something that I have in my quick comment when I edit a post.
Posted 64 months ago. (permalink)

Sleepless in Somerset    says:

OOOhhh........ this is so useful. One thing I have just found though...

Typically, the main group page of a group will show you any text you need to cut and paste into the photo comments (I'm thinking of the various rating groups here). I tried highlighting that text and then going to "Tools > Greasemonkey > User Script Commands" but it was greyed out when I was on that particular page. I realised this was because the only pages the script was set to work on didn't include the main groups page but only included discussions within groups. I amended the settings to allow it to be used on "www.flickr.com/groups/* " and then it now allows you to highlight the text on a group's main page and then add it as a new comment into the list of comments.

Cool script though!!
Posted 64 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Ok, it's all done, I modified the script include/exclude part so that you can select text from the group front page (that was the orginal idea ;)

I also added support for the following pages:
- group post new topic
- group edit message
- photo edit message

You just have to reinstall the script and you'll be done.

If you see any other cases, let me know.
Posted 64 months ago. (permalink)

egrobichaud    says:

This is a very, very cool script. Thanks!

Question: I am assuming you're storing all the strings in a file somewhere (versus the Windows registry). Where is that file located? Is it generally text editable? Each of the groups on here has their own unique comment format they like to see, and I was thinking it might be interesting to be able to have a master list you can install with all the pre-set strings for the 30 or 40 or so of the most common/popular groups... Also, I surf Flickr from 3 different computers (work, home and laptop) and don't look forward to recreating every entry three times over, by hand... (PS: I work for myself, so surfing 'from work' is ok! *grin*).

Thanks again.
Posted 64 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Well, it's in a text file somewhere, but not mine. I write into the Firefox "registry" and this is stored in a file in your profile directory (look on Mozilla site, they explain how to find it).

When you have found your profile folder, open the pref.js file and look for lines with:
user_pref("greasemonkey.scriptvals.http://6v8.gamboni.org//Flickr Quick Comment.quicktag",....

The second part is the values stored by the quick comment script. you can copy paste this line to your pref.js on the other computer if you want.

There is no real easy way to do that another way I think.
Posted 64 months ago. (permalink)

egrobichaud    says:

Yes, I found that. Ok, thanks. :-)
Posted 64 months ago. (permalink)

ToniVC    says:

I also would like to have a SORT feature that would sort all my comments by name.

Meanwhile, Rafal S. , would you please send me the patch you did in order to achieve this?

Thanks!

Toni
Originally posted 63 months ago. (permalink)
ToniVC edited this topic 63 months ago.

ToniVC    says:

Also, it seems the script doesn't handle special characters very well. For instance this invitation:

*****START
╒═════════╣╠═════════╕
This Masterpiece would deserve to appear in :

" ╠Art Libre-Free Art-Arte Libre-Freie Kunst-invited pix only╣ .

tag with : "ArtLibre" and consider to join us :o)

"When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things."

[Wynn Bullock] - American photographer
╘═════════╣╠═════════╛
*****END

gets pasted as:

*****START
RPPPPPPPPPc`PPPPPPPPPU
This Masterpiece would deserve to appear in :

" `Art Libre-Free Art-Arte Libre-Freie Kunst-invited pix onlyc .

tag with : "ArtLibre" and consider to join us :o)

"When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things."

[Wynn Bullock] - American photographer
XPPPPPPPPPc`PPPPPPPPP[
*****END

Any idea?
Posted 63 months ago. (permalink)

Kathy~    says:

is anyone else having problems with this, that if you write a comment and then do the quick comment, like for an icon anything written disappears.

you can put the quick comment anywhere on the page (box) and text disappears.
Posted 63 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Yes, I have the same problem... even if you type text after inserting the quick comment and post... Flickr will only remember what you added with the quick comment tool...

I haven't found the problem yet, but am still investigating.
Posted 63 months ago. (permalink)

ToniVC    says:

I have the same problem... but only since yesterday! It was working perfectly well and suddenly started to behave wrongly...
Posted 63 months ago. (permalink)

Todd Moon    says:

Mine's behaving ok so far.

Testing quick comment.

Thanks for the script!
Originally posted 63 months ago. (permalink)
Todd Moon edited this topic 63 months ago.

Leviathor    says:

I just installed the GM update and the same issue is now happening to me.
Posted 63 months ago. (permalink)

ToniVC    says:

Yes Leviathor, the problem started in my case after upgrading GM too. But then I downgraded it to the previous version but it solved nothing :(

It's a real shame because this is one of the most useful scripts I'm using, and by far the best for comments...
Posted 63 months ago. (permalink)

squarefrog says:

ToniVC What you need to do is insert the odd characters as html unicode. I'm in a group which uses the black star character - ★ which i had to type in as & # 9733; with no spaces.

You can find the codes for unicode characters here.
Originally posted 62 months ago. (permalink)
squarefrog edited this topic 62 months ago.

mortimer?    says:

Ok, the posting issue has been correcter, I don't know what it was, but it seems to work with the new version. Just reinstall the script over the existing one.
Posted 62 months ago. (permalink)

ToniVC    says:

Thanks squarefrog!

Mortimer, thanks a lot for solving that annoying problem! Now, to be simplt perfect, you could only add the sorting feature ;)
Posted 62 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Ok, the sort bit is discussable, but I still added it. I also added Rafal S. other suggestion to escape weird characters and it seems to work great with ToniVC problem.

Just go and get the new version.
Posted 62 months ago. (permalink)

ToniVC    says:

Wow!! Thanks a lot Mortimer!! Now Quick Comments is simply PERFECT!! :)

As for the sort bit being discussable, I agree. Maybe you could add a little checkbox on the Edit menu to select if you want to sort entries or not? I think it should be very easy to do, and it would no doubt be a wonderful addition ;)
Posted 62 months ago. (permalink)

sunshinecity    says:

HElp anyone?
I "broke" my browser somehow. I'm not sure wtf I did, but I've lost the all my bookmarks and the drop down "quick comment" menu.
I managed to retrieve my bookmarks, but as far as the quck comments, goes they and the drop down menu itself are gone!

Anyone have any tips, suggestions or dieas? Care to help me unbreak my browser?

fyi, the monkey at the bottom and the script code in my greasemonkey settings are all intact and the way they should be.
Posted 61 months ago. (permalink)

fonsico says:

this is the No. 1 companion to Flickr. Wonderful job.
Posted 61 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Isunshinecity is the monkey showing the quick comment script in his list?

If it does, have you tried defining new items, you need at least one for the menu to display.
Posted 61 months ago. (permalink)

humpelbein says:

"Edit quick comments"

This gives me only the opportunity to delete a comment.

What I understand under the expression "EDIT" is to change a comment or add some more words.

For example "this is a nice picture" will be changed to
"this is a great picture".

Could you change the program in this direction please?
Posted 60 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Sorry suraki.2003, it says "Edit quick comments" as "edit the list of comments" ;)

I could change it but really don't have time right now, so what you can do is delete the misspelled comment and add a new one with the correction, it's not that difficult.
Posted 60 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

the new version 0.7 is now localised in English and French. Just update.

If you want to help translate in another of the flickr supported language, please go to:
mortimer.rezo.net/trad-lang/trad_lang.php
Originally posted 60 months ago. (permalink)
mortimer? edited this topic 60 months ago.

mortimer?    says:

Thanks to Perla*, this script is fully translated in Português.
Posted 60 months ago. (permalink)

luigi morante    says:

well, I`ll be damned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I`m sure you guys are much smarter than I am but one thing`s sure...the script doesn`t work on my system. BTW,I uninstalled and reinstalled it three times, downloading the most recent version.
What I cannot understand is that it works (apparently) in pool discussions but NOT on photostream comments...so...why does the drop-down menu appear in photostream pages if it`s not supposed to work there? and, if this really is the case, I don`t need the script, because my group discusssion posts are extremely rare. Thanks for your help.
Posted 60 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

hum, it works fine for me on photo comments. Did you register comments?
can you go to the error console(tools->error console) and:
1- clear it
2- select to show only errors
3- reload the page and try to add a comment with the tool
4- tell us if you see any errors: after reload, after trying to post a comment

do you have any other GM scripts enabled? have you tried to disable all of them first?
Posted 60 months ago. (permalink)

Ronen M says:

Error loading and installing ...

Hi mortimer
I have problems with installing your scripts. any ideas ?


I have some other GM scripts working on my sys:


Thanks

Ronen
Originally posted 59 months ago. (permalink)
Ronen M edited this topic 59 months ago.

mortimer?    says:

Ronen M, my server is dead, please get the script from:
userscripts.org/scripts/show/5106
Posted 59 months ago. (permalink)

Ronen M says:

mortimer? wrote

Ronen M, my server is dead, please get the script from:
userscripts.org/scripts/show/5106

vikisuzan    says:

Awesome!

Has anyone had problems with this causing comments you post to be in bold text. I am having that problem in my photostream, but not elsewhere:
flickr.com/photos/vikis/2161539986/in/photostream/
flickr.com/photos/vikis/2160737655/in/photostream/
Posted 54 months ago. (permalink)

mrpb27    says:

I just deleted all my quick comments by mistake, is there any way to retrieve them? :-(
Posted 53 months ago. (permalink)

HakanGil says:

I think to reinstall windows at weekend..
How can i backup my quick comments ?

I'll try to copy Firefox folder in "Program Files".. Is it enough ?
Posted 51 months ago. (permalink)

Zoolcar9 says:

Backup all folders in
"C:\Documents and Settings\(your username)\Application Data\Mozilla".
Restore it before you re-install Firefox.

Originally posted 51 months ago. (permalink)
Zoolcar9 edited this topic 51 months ago.

rogauster [deleted] says:

This looks really good - I've downloaded it and everything. I am just really stupid and I'm not entirely sure how to add a quick comment... please help!
Posted 50 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

right click on the monkey face at the bottom of ur firefox window, under "user script commands..." you will have a add new quick comment item. If you have any text selected, this will be used to bootstrap the comment ;)
Posted 50 months ago. (permalink)

rogauster [deleted] says:

Thank you!
Posted 50 months ago. (permalink)

soubim says:

Hi ..

I installed the new version of the grease monkey and script stopped working, what to do?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

reno_fog says:

Same problem
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

thethi: >1 million vws tks a lot :-)    says:

same :-(((
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

I have GM script 0.8.20080609.0 with Firefox3rc3 and it work perfect for me on OS X.
What system are u using? do you get any errors in the console?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

reno_fog says:

Malformed URI sequence. I have no Idea what that is or what to do.
Originally posted 48 months ago. (permalink)
reno_fog edited this topic 48 months ago.

BluAlien    says:

same problem after Grease monkey update :((
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

Anna_Greece [deleted] says:

Same here. I just saw that my quick comment script disappeared after my update.
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

BluAlien    says:

if you guys install the old ver of Grease Monkey it will work again until it gets fixed :)
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

Anna_Greece [deleted] says:

Do you have the link of the old version of Grease Monkey so we can re-install?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

what versions of Firefox/Greasemonkey do you use?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

BluAlien    says:

@Anna_Greece http://www.greasespot.net/

@mortimer? FireFox 2.0.0.14

had to roll Grease Monkey back to 0.6.8.20070314.0
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

reno_fog says:

mortimer? FireFox 2.0.0.14
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

kctwinmommy    says:

I have the same FireFox, but I can't find the older version of GM!?! I went to Greasespot, but didn't see the other versions... anyone have the straight link!?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

kctwinmommy    says:

OK, I found the older versions, but none seem to be working...
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

kctwinmommy    says:

This is the 3rd version, still nothing...
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

reno_fog says:

Do you think uninstalling and then reinstalling would help?
I also notice than in user script commands that the option to add the quick comments is gone.
Originally posted 48 months ago. (permalink)
reno_fog edited this topic 48 months ago.

kctwinmommy    says:

reno_fog wrote

Do you think uninstalling and then reinstalling would help?
I also notice than in user script commands that the option to add the quick comments is gone.

mortimer?    says:

hum, I tried with Firefox 3rc3 and Firefox 2.0.0.14 with GM 0.8.20080609 (default update proposed by Firefox)... and it work fine for me.
I am on OS X.. it might be a problem with the windows version of Firefox.

Is that the only script that doesn't work?

Does it appear in the list of activated scripts when you right click on the monkey face at the bottom?

what if you create a new quick comment?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

kctwinmommy    says:

mortimer? wrote

hum, I tried with Firefox 3rc3 and Firefox 2.0.0.14 with GM 0.8.20080609 (default update proposed by Firefox)... and it work fine for me.
I am on OS X.. it might be a problem with the windows version of Firefox.

Is that the only script that doesn't work?

Does it appear in the list of activated scripts when you right click on the monkey face at the bottom?

what if you create a new quick comment?

reno_fog says:

mortimer? wrote

what if you create a new quick comment?

I'm not very knowledgeable on this stuff

Anna_Greece [deleted] says:

@ mortimer? Same problem here.
I rolled back to Grease Monkey back to 0.6.8.20070314.0 and installed again but the Quick comment box still doesn't exist. It's not there.
When I click on my Manager user scripts I see that the Flickr Quick Comment script is there.... but I the create a new comment isn't .
Will uninstalling the Flickr Quick Comment script and re-installing do the trick?
I'm really at a loss now without this script!!!!

Is there any other Quick Comment script available so I can create my own comments?
Originally posted 48 months ago. (permalink)
Anna_Greece edited this topic 48 months ago.

kctwinmommy    says:

Anna_Greece wrote

@ mortimer? Same problem here.
I rolled back to Grease Monkey back to 0.6.8.20070314.0 and installed again but the Quick comment box still doesn't exist. It's not there.
When I click on my Manager user scripts I see that the Flickr Quick Comment script is there.... but I the create a new comment isn't .
Will uninstalling the Flickr Quick Comment script and re-installing do the trick?
I'm really at a loss now without this script!!!!

Is there any other Quick Comment script available so I can create my own comments?

*sapa*    says:

I can't get it to work either :-(
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

DawnsShadow    says:

I am having the same issues. I am running FF 2.0 and didn't upgrade anything. I just logged on the other day and the quick comments were gone. I haven't tried doing anything yet until I hear what is working best for everyone. I am loosing my mind though, it is a pain in the butt!!
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

reno_fog says:

reno_fog wrote

Do you think un installing and the reinstalling the script would do any good...

kctwinmommy    says:

reno_fog wrote

reno_fog wrote

Do you think un installing and the reinstalling the script would do any good...

Still wondering

soubim says:

Firefox 3rc3 with GM 0.8.20080609.0

The script appears on the list and activated, but I can not generate new comments rapid ...

Only this script has ceased to function ...
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

ok, I have tried: Windows, Linux, OSX with Firefox 2.0.0.14 and OS X with 3rc3 and GM 0.8.20080609.0 and I can't reproduce any of your problems guys :(

It's a big hard for me to debug if I can't reproduce... Could you:
1- deactivate all other GM script you have
2- tell me on what page you have the problem
3- go to tools>error console, click on clear
4- reload the page
5- in the console, just display the errors. Copy that and send them to me (here or flickr mail)
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

Netream    says:

Hi mortimer,
I have the same problem. This excellent script just disappeared. I upgraded greasemonkey and now the quick comment option has gone. I tried to do what you suggested, and I found this error in line 169:
return decodeURIComponent( escape( s ) );
Does this make any sense to you?

kindly,
Netream
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

soubim says:

...

*flickr.com/photos/*
*flickr.com/groups/*/discuss*
*flickr.com/groups*
*flickr.com/photos/*/editcomment*


In none of these pages the script works ...

The problem is that the option to enter a new comment does not appear on the menu of firefox, even when the script is with the option to launch ...


Even when they turn off all other scripts and leave only the quick comment enabled it does not give the option to enter a new comment.
Originally posted 48 months ago. (permalink)
soubim edited this topic 48 months ago.

kctwinmommy    says:

Netream wrote

Hi mortimer,
I have the same problem. This excellent script just disappeared. I upgraded greasemonkey and now the quick comment option has gone. I tried to do what you suggested, and I found this error in line 169: return decodeURIComponent( escape( s ) );
Does this make any sense to you?

kindly,
Netream

mortimer?    says:

Netream, what is the error message?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

Netream    says:

I'm sorry, I thought this was the error message ...
return decodeURIComponent( escape( s ) );
How do I get to see the error message?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

GabrielR [deleted] says:

this shit is gone....what happened?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Netream, well, usually, the console says something more than just a snippet of code, but maybe not ;)
I will check what's special around there.
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

mortimer?    says:

Ok... there might be a problem with how the quick comments were stored before the update... and that might not be compatible with now.

Could you please open in your address bar: 'about:config', it will tell you that you should be careful... in the search field, enter 'quicktag', you should find a key:
greasemonkey.scriptvals.http://6v8.gamboni.org//Flickr Quick Comment.quicktag
erase it.

This will erase all your existing comments, so make sure you remember which one you had ;)
I hope this solves the problem and you can now add new comments again.
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)