Occasionally when I go into a forum, it will show that there are no new unread posts since my last visit. But, I can see there are new posts earlier in the day that I have not read because my last visit was the previous day. Am I making sense?
Anybody else having this problem? It is very random but frequent. I am running Win7 with Firefox.
Thanks
Jeff
Anybody else having this problem? It is very random but frequent. I am running Win7 with Firefox.
Thanks
Jeff
I've had this problem forever. I've asked about it several times but no one else seems to either notice or care. I can't tell if it does not happen to others, or they just don't use the feature so never notice. BTW, It works fine for me on other forums.
I'll do some more lobbying to get the problem fixed. If any one else is seeing the same thing, please speak up.
I'll do some more lobbying to get the problem fixed. If any one else is seeing the same thing, please speak up.
Yes, happens to me sometimes. Possibly (not sure) when I return to the forum later in the day. Threads seem to be displayed using three fonts: normal (already read), bold but dim (?), bold and bright (not read). 'Bold but dim' seems to be new - only seen that in recent months. Using Firefox and XP.
Threads are indicated thus:
Bold = New posts since you last visited
Normal = No new posts since las visit
Bold Dim = Browser knows you've been there, forum does not (I think)
If I close the forum (not log out) and come back then everything is marked as read. On many forums this is an optional, but not here. I prefer threads to remain unmarked unless I've read them or marked them "All Read." This may be an option that needs to be turned on somewhere in this forum software.
Bold = New posts since you last visited
Normal = No new posts since las visit
Bold Dim = Browser knows you've been there, forum does not (I think)
If I close the forum (not log out) and come back then everything is marked as read. On many forums this is an optional, but not here. I prefer threads to remain unmarked unless I've read them or marked them "All Read." This may be an option that needs to be turned on somewhere in this forum software.
I would go with option 3. I like automatic, when it works the way I expect it to work. Also, I have not had any issues with the site being slow. Not sure if this a user specific setting or if it is something you have to change for everyone. I am willing to help test if it is done at the individual user level.
Thank you for taking time to look into this.
Thank you for taking time to look into this.
That explains it, I thought I had browser problems. COUld the inactivity filter be set for something small like 20 minutes?
WHat happens to me is I visit the forum, and find all the unread threads indicating as such. Then in some thread, I read, do some research and compose a lengthy post, and by the time I actually post it, maybe 20 minutes have passed, and when I go back to the menu list, all the remaining unread ones are now shown as read. I then must continue by reading the date and time for each to see what would have been unread.
Other options preferable to me.
WHat happens to me is I visit the forum, and find all the unread threads indicating as such. Then in some thread, I read, do some research and compose a lengthy post, and by the time I actually post it, maybe 20 minutes have passed, and when I go back to the menu list, all the remaining unread ones are now shown as read. I then must continue by reading the date and time for each to see what would have been unread.
Other options preferable to me.
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