Offer reply in thread to "toplevel"?

Hi Monks!
In the top view of the nodes e.g. SOPW i see all the questions and i could use the button "Offer your reply", since i want to read answers before posting the same as other helpers i click the node, from there i could only answer to nodes of "other answerer", is there a way to answer to the original posting directly without going back?
If not: Then this will be an item on my ever growing wishlist ;-).

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Re: Offer reply in thread to "toplevel"? by almut (Canon) on Dec 15, 2008 at 12:25 UTC
Use "Comment on" immediately below the toplevel message — (if I'm understanding you correctly...)	[reply]
Re^2: Offer reply in thread to "toplevel"? by matze77 (Friar) on Dec 15, 2008 at 16:52 UTC
Hmm. Yes. I searched for it at my users settings, and was missing the things right in front of me. Sorry. Note to myself: be more patient, ask on CB first, next time ... Thanks MH	[reply]
Re: Offer reply in thread to "toplevel"? by jeffa (Bishop) on Dec 15, 2008 at 14:41 UTC
"is there a way to answer to the original posting directly without going back? " There's always a way. I use tabs in my browser to solve this dilemma. Open the link to reply to the OP in a new tab first, then continue reading the other replies. Switch to the new tab when you are ready to answer. jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]