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Post by Verbivore on May 19, 2008 1:15:05 GMT
Perhaps it's an IE special effect. If I have to instal IE to see a glow or a shadow, I'd rather live without the effect! Long live my Microsux-free workplace!
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Post by Verbivore on May 19, 2008 1:16:16 GMT
Bugger! Again I get caught answering from the middle of a thread!  |
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Post by Barry on May 19, 2008 10:11:38 GMT
Heee hee!
A small hint, then, for those who come a cropper with middle-of-thread answers. It helps to get into the habit of clicking the latest number rather than the thread title to access a thread - you can always click << if you've started too far on!
Sorry, that was a bit obvious!
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Post by Verbivore on May 19, 2008 10:58:11 GMT
I always use the "new" buttons to get me to the (supposedly) latest unread (by me) posts. When inspired to respond, I forget to look farther down to see how long the thread goes.
I don't have time to trawl through all posts or all threads, so "new" has to be my entry.
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Post by Bertie on May 19, 2008 18:18:40 GMT
The "new" button is a great feature. On the other board which I inhabit there is a "view new posts" button, but that merely lists the threads to which new posts have been made. When these extend to several pages it is very irksome to locate one's leave-off point. Obviously inferior to that which Paul has provided us with here.
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Post by Paul Doherty on May 19, 2008 18:27:21 GMT
You're all very kind, but it's really not very much to do with me. Most of the hard work is done by ProBoards.
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Post by Geoff on May 19, 2008 22:34:56 GMT
Paul,
On the list of threads page, is it possible to highlight the thread one selects for reading? Once the thread starts going OT it's hard to relate what one has read to the thread title. I find when I return to select the next thread to read, I'm not sure which thread I had just read. Sure, before returning to the thread list I could check the title of the thread I'm reading, but it's not a habit I've developed yet.
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Post by Paul Doherty on May 19, 2008 22:50:36 GMT
Not something I have control over, Geoff, sorry.
I just read (the last page of) all the "new" threads, bottom-up. When I've read one, I click the "Apostrophes and more" link at the top of the thread page, which takes me back to the thread list with the "new" flags updated. Repeat until there are no "new" flags.
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Post by Bertie on May 20, 2008 4:52:35 GMT
I find that the last thread is already high-lit when I return to the forum index by using the 'back' button (sometimes several times. Then I just click the next 'new' button below it.
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Post by Paul Doherty on May 20, 2008 5:50:46 GMT
Well each to his own, of course, but it's a little unwise to use the back button too much in forums. It tends to confuse them, and your "new" flags get out of date.
Better to read from the lowest "new" button upwards, too. Otherwise, if someone is adding to a thread you've just seen, you get to see it all over again!
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