OK, I think I fixed this; please try it on SETI@home. -- David
On 17-Oct-2012 5:38 PM, Martin wrote: > On 17/10/12 22:56, David Anderson wrote: >> Martin: >> Do you have "Jump to first new post in thread automatically" >> checked in your community preferences? >> -- David > > Yes, and that part works fine for an unread thread: The first unread > post is correctly positioned. All good. > > However: > > > This point is for when long threads have already been visited and so all > posts have been marked as having been read. To *revisit* the thread, you > are dumped at the very start. Hence, to see the most recent post > requires multiple clicks and loads to select the last page and then > "page end" or scroll to see the last post to then be able to quote/reply > or thread post a reply. > > Hence, for user convenience for a thread with no unread posts (all posts > already read), always position the user for that case on the last page > of the thread for easy access to the most recent (read) post. > > The most often use case is you do that to continue an old thread. > > > In contrast, to see the very first ever post in a thread (as is the > default at present) is rarely wanted. > > (I have "Posts: Oldest first" set for chronological order top-down reading.) > > Thanks, > Martin > > >> On 17-Oct-2012 6:48 AM, Martin wrote: >>> On 12/10/12 14:06, Martin wrote: >>> >>>> Fix the placing for "already read threads" to always position to the >>>> most recent post? >>>> >>>> #3 fix thread placing for already read threads >>> >>> Less often an annoyance but still one to be fixed, please? >>> >>> (Briefly: Always jump first to the last page/post for an already read >>> thread.) >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Martin >>> >>> >>> >>>> The normal usage is to add a post some time later to a thread that has >>>> already been read. At present, with "oldest post first" you are taken to >>>> the very start of the thread which then requires multiple clicks through >>>> the paging to get to the end of the thread to add a post... All rather >>>> cumbersome and time consuming, especially on mobile devices!... >>>> >>>> >>>> All this really comes to the semantics of "oldest post first". >>>> >>>> I use and translate the "sort" setting "oldest post first" as actually >>>> meaning "chronological order" or "top -> down posting order". Note: NOT >>>> as described on the forum settings and NOT as programmed... >>>> >>>> In the strict sense, "oldest post first" isn't that useful for normal >>>> forum use/interaction. However, "top -> down" or "bottom -> up" posting >>>> is more descriptive phrase but that also can be misinterpreted... >>>> >>>> >>>> Regardless of descriptions and semantics... Always position to either >>>> the latest post or the first unread post please? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Martin > > _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
