After reading through
this thread I have made a few changes to the Quick Reply box so that it now shows a some controls that have previously only been available when using the full reply option... eg. spell checker, the ability to insert a link etc. I have also included a link to the smilies.
I'm not sure how many members here actually use the Quick Reply (Kirk tells me he never does) but I'm sure it will be used more often now that there are more advanced options available. I use the Quick Reply just about all the time except when I want to use a particular smiley (when I can't remember the shortcut) or I want to add in a link. This should solve that problem for anyone who uses Quick Reply.
Hope this makes things easier.
Clancy
"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours". Jerome K. Jerome