On 18/10/12 08:18, David Anderson wrote: > OK, I think I fixed this; please try it on SETI@home. > -- David
Indeed fixed. Works very well thanks. Regards, Martin > 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 -- -------------------- Martin Lomas m_boincdev ml1 co uk.ddSPAM.dd -------------------- _______________________________________________ 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.
