in reply to Proposal: templates in messaging system
For the "personal use only" option, you can do what you're proposing via the Free Nodelet.
I have the following bit of code in my Free Nodelet. It makes a text box pre-loaded with a link to the current node; when you hit <enter> in the box, it sends a /msg to the author of the current node.
<form method="post" action="?" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlenco +ded"> <input type="hidden" name="_redir" value="`id`"> <input type="hidden" name="node_id" value="`author_id`"> <input type="hidden" name="op" value="message"> <input type="hidden" name="replyto" value="user"> <input type="hidden" name="sendto" value="`author_name`"> <label for="replytotext">/msg [`author_name`|author]</label> <input type="text" name="replytotext" size=40 maxlength=255 value="re: + [id://`id`] - "> <input type="hidden" name="sexisgood" value="submit"> </form>
I also have another one just like this but which sends me a /msg.
For more ideas, see Free Nodelet Settings, and the three threads linked there; they explain how the Free Nodelet works and present numerous examples.
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