I don't mean true threading (ability to reply to replies, etc.), but has anyone found a good way to duplicate the kind of simple Add Note functionality found in something like Zoho Project? Here's how it works:
1. When you go to a task there's an Add Note box.
2. You type your note and click the Add Note button.
3. Upon submit the page refreshes showing your note, which can't be edited/deletedI've by anyone but you. The note is followed with "by [your_name] on [the_date]"
4. Underneath the submitted notes, the empty Add Note box is there, ready for the next note.
I've tried using a simple multiline box with some scripting to add the user and time, but the problem is I can't disable editing on notes previously added to the field -- if someone can add a note, they can edit the whole field.
I've experimented with using a sub-form and disabling previously added records, but since you can't control the width of a sub-form field it's awkward.
Any advice is MUCH appreciated. Thanks!