offer text input field in general reply field

exec_actions.lua

@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@ yl_speak_up.input_fs_action_text_input = function(player, formname, fields)
 		yl_speak_up.execute_next_action(player, a_id, success)
 		return
 	end
+	-- no scrolling desired
+	fields.button_up = nil
+	fields.button_down = nil
+--[[ this is too disruptive; it's better to just let the player select a button
 	-- else show a message to the player
 	yl_speak_up.show_fs(player, "msg", {
 		input_to = "yl_speak_up:action_text_input",
@@ -624,6 +628,7 @@ yl_speak_up.input_fs_action_text_input = function(player, formname, fields)
 				"Please answer the question and click on \"Send answer\"!\n"..
 				"If you don't know the answer, click on \"Back to talk\".]"..
 				"button[2,1.0;1.5,0.9;back_from_error_msg;Back]"})
+--]]
 end
 
 
@@ -634,7 +639,42 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_action_text_input = function(player, param)
 	if(not(a)) then
 		return ""
 	end
-	return "size[12.0,4.5]"..
+
+	local alternate_text =
+		(a.a_question or "Your answer:").."\n\n"..
+		(dialog.n_npc or "- ? -").." looks expectantly at you.]"
+	local formspec = {}
+	table.insert(formspec, "label[0.7,1.8;Answer:]")
+	table.insert(formspec, "button[45,1.0;9,1.8;finished_action;Send this answer]")
+	-- show the actual text for the option
+	yl_speak_up.add_formspec_element_with_tooltip_if(formspec,
+		"field", "4.0,1.0;40,1.5",
+		"quest_answer",
+		";", --..minetest.formspec_escape("<your answer>"),
+		"Enter your answer here.",
+		true)
+
+	local h = 2.0
+	h = yl_speak_up.add_edit_button_fs_talkdialog(formspec, h,
+			"finished_action",
+			"Please enter your answer in the input field above and click here to "..
+				"send it.",
+			minetest.formspec_escape("[Send this answer]"),
+			true, nil, nil, pname_for_old_fs)
+	h = yl_speak_up.add_edit_button_fs_talkdialog(formspec, h,
+			"back_to_talk",
+			"If you don't know the answer or don't want to answer right now, "..
+				"choose this option to get back to the previous dialog.",
+			"I give up. Let's talk about something diffrent.",
+			true, nil, nil, pname_for_old_fs)
+
+	-- do not offer edit_mode in the trade formspec because it makes no sense there;
+	return yl_speak_up.show_fs_decorated(pname, nil, h, alternate_text, "",
+		table.concat(formspec, "\n"), nil)
+
+--[[ old version with extra formspec
+	return --"size[12.0,4.5]"..
+		yl_speak_up.show_fs_simple_deco(12.0, 4.5)..
 		"button[0.2,0.0;2.0,0.9;back_to_talk;Back to talk]"..
 		"button[2.0,3.7;3.0,0.9;finished_action;Send answer]"..
 
@@ -645,4 +685,5 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_action_text_input = function(player, param)
 		"field[1.6,2.2;10.0,0.6;quest_answer;;"..tostring(param or "").."]"..
 		"label[0.2,2.8;"..minetest.formspec_escape(
 			"["..(dialog.n_npc or "- ? -").." looks expectantly at you.]").."]"
+--]]
 end