A discussion on Quote Reply Issues is ongoing. csandstedt reported two issues with the quote feature in replies on their Discourse install (2.5.0.beta2).
The first issue is that the quote feature works intermittently, with quotes sometimes disappearing upon replying. Falco explained that this is a built-in feature where the system removes quotes of the whole post just above if an immediate reply quotes it.
The second issue is that quoting a reply that itself is a quote does not return the proper author in the parent quote. Falco pointed out that this is a client-side issue that only happens when selecting a post with a quote to quote, rather than using the dedicated quote button. vinothkannans acknowledged this as a recent bug and later identified a commit that should resolve the issue.
Our install (2.5.0.beta2) is having a couple of issues with the quote feature in replies:
Issue 1 - The quote is working intermittently. Users are experiencing times when the quote shows up briefly and then disappears upon replying. I’ve seen this behavior myself but it is difficult to reproduce consistently.
That is a built-in feature. When an immediate reply quotes the whole post just above it is removed by the system. Clicking on the Edit Pencil will show you why.
This is completely client-side. Only happens if you try to select a post with a quote to quote and not when using the dedicated quote button on the composer. Also the quoted post must start with a quote for this to happen.
Looks to be a regression on the recent work on this area. Any ideas @vinothkannans?