You can change it so that the reply panel appears with your site layout.
Create a new template named my-comments-reply-tpl.php. Insert your page header, sidebar and footer HTML. Then copy the below code into the template.
In the head section of the page:
<?php require 'head-inc.php'; $separator = ($location[0]) ? '–' : ''; ?>
In the body section of the page:
<?php print " <div id='tb-wrapper'> <div id='ID-$tbid[0]' $comment_type_class[0]> <div class='$header_class[0]'> <div class='$author_loc_class[0]'> <span class='$author_class[0]'>$author[0]</span> $separator <span class='$location_class[0]'>$location[0]</span> </div> <!-- <div class='$tbid_class[0]'> | #$tbid[0]</div> --> <div class='$date_class[0]'>$time[0]</div> </div>"; if ($config['comment_subject']) // Show subject line print " <div class='tb-comment-subject'><span class='tb-subject-title'>{$lang['subject']}</span> $subject[0]</div>"; print " <div class='tb-comment-text'>$text[0]</div> </div>"; // +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ // Print the comments entry form // +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ print " <p class='tb-stress'>{$lang['reply_panel_legend']} {$author[0]}</p>"; require COMMENTS_FORM_TPL; print " </div> <!--end of tb-wrapper --> ?>
Finally, change the reply panel file name in the admin configuration settings panel.