Help:DiscussionTools/en

This will be the help page for Wikipedia editors and other end users who are using Extension:DiscussionTools.

Reply tool
The Reply tool is for posting quick replies to existing discussions.

Getting started

 * 1) At the end of each signed message, there will be a Reply link.  Click the Reply link to reply to that message.
 * 2) A box will open.  Your message will be placed where the box is located.
 * 3) Type your reply in the box.  Your signature and the date will be added to your reply automatically.
 * 4) When you are ready to post your reply, click the blue Reply button.

Features

 * You can switch between visual and wikitext source editing modes.
 * In the wikitext source mode, a live preview shows what your message will look like while you are typing it.
 * In the visual mode, you can use keyboard shortcuts to make links, to @-mention the person you're replying to, and to add character formatting.

Limitations

 * , this tool does not work with multi-line templates or wikitext codes that must be placed at the start of a line (e.g., wikitext table syntax). You will not be able to switch to visual mode if you comment contains this syntax. See reply tool visual mode limitations.
 * The tool will only show on:
 * Pages in talk namespaces
 * Pages in namespaces which have been configured to show the 'add signature' tool . For most Wikimedia wikis this is the project and help namespaces.
 * Pages which have manually added the "Add topic" button using
 * The Reply tool is visible when it detects a link to a user account and a timestamp on the same line. Some custom signatures will not be detected. See Help:DiscussionTools/Why can't I reply to this comment?.