   Question about New Posts
  I just joined this wonderful site a few days ago, and I have a couple of questions about the forum software.  (I basically want to know if the following problems are on my end, or if they are just limitations of the forum software.)First, when viewing the subforums, is there any way to click on a thread containing new replies (since my last visit of course) so that the thread is auto-scrolled to the first new message?  (Most other forums function this way.)Second, new posts only seem to be indicated (via ) on the first page and first page only.  If I click on page 2, they are all shown as old even though they are not.  Is this normal?  (And as a follow-up, if I explicitly click back to page 1 [rather then use my browser history], all the posts on page 1 will subsequently marked as old as well even though I haven't read them yet.)Furthermore, I have noticed that even though I have marked all threads read, when I come back the next day, some threads will be marked new again even though they really aren't, i.e., there are no new replies.Obviously, this is all related to my cookies, but all of the above happens whether I use Firefox (my preferred browser) or IE6.So is everyone experiencing this, or is it just me?  (Oh, and I know I could just click on "active topics" to see all the new posts, but that's just too unorganized for me. [wink])P.S. Sorry if my embedded links and smilies are out of whack. I'm used to BBCode, so I'm just following the guidelines in the FAQ verbatim, but this forum S/W also seems to have no post preview option.[Edited by - Pixel Tamer on June 21, 2006 8:41:27 PM]
Quote:Original post by Pixel TamerFirst, when viewing the subforums, is there any way to click on a thread containing new replies (since my last visit of course) so that the thread is auto-scrolled to the first new message?  (Most other forums function this way.)Nope, not to my knowledge.Quote:Second, new posts only seem to be indicated (via ) on the first page and first page only.  If I click on page 2, they are all shown as old even though they are not.  Is this normal?  (And as a follow-up, if I explicitly click back to page 1 [rather then use my browser history], all the posts on page 1 will subsequently marked as old as well even though I haven't read them yet.)I don't remember exactly how the new thread logic works. It's probably a bit broken.Quote:P.S. Sorry if my embedded links and smilies are out of whack. I'm used to BBCode, so I'm just following the guidelines in the FAQ verbatim, but this forum S/W also seems to have no post preview option.There's a "Show Preview" button just under the text area.;  Oh, okay.  I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something silly I was doing on my end.  Thanks!Quote:Original post by superpigThere's a "Show Preview" button just under the text area.I see it now.  (I was looking for a button, so I didn't even notice the hyperlink.  Sorry. [oh])   ;  One thing that i think this forum is missing is a "Quick Reply" form at the bottom of the topic page. This is so useful.Dave   ;Quote:Original post by DaveOne thing that i think this forum is missing is a "Quick Reply" form at the bottom of the topic page.What would one of those do?Jack;Quote:Original post by jollyjeffersQuote:Original post by DaveOne thing that i think this forum is missing is a "Quick Reply" form at the bottom of the topic page.What would one of those do?JackIt allows you to reply without having to load another page, no? Just a text box and reply button at the end of every page.   ;  Well it resides at the bottom of the page, after last reply and is there for quick replies where you dont want to put smilies, or things that need 'full authoring', that don't need smilies etc etc. It also removes an often unnecessary click.I certainly found this nice on other boards.Dave   ;Quote:Original post by rip-offQuote:Original post by jollyjeffersQuote:Original post by DaveOne thing that i think this forum is missing is a "Quick Reply" form at the bottom of the topic page.What would one of those do?JackIt allows you to reply without having to load another page, no? Just a text box and reply button at the end of every page.Exactly, it doesn't have to be very big.Dave   