jump to unread problem - 07/22/2004 10:20 PM
Hi - recently I've noticed a problem when clicking on a thread that I've been to before, but that has some new post(s) that I want to look at.
1) It seems to me that previously, when I clicked on the subject of such a thread, I would go immediately to the posts I hadn't read Now, however, I go to the beginning of the showflat page, which I've already read. Is this a change from previous versions of threads?
2)Furthermore, now there is often (or always) a link to "jump to first unread post", which I don't remember seeing earlier. When I click on that, it does indeed take me to the posts I haven't read. BUT, if I then want to back up to the postlist page, the back button on my browser doesn't work. I therefore have to scroll up to the TOP of the postlist page and click on the forum name, which obviates the advantage of the jump link in the first place. Secondly, it I want to back up to the category page, since I can't use the BACK button to get there, I have to click on the category, and - guess what - it doesn't take me to that category. Instead it takes me to the TOP of the main index, so I have to scroll back down to the category I was in.
I don't remember all of this from before. Is it due to some (perhaps ill-advised) changes present in the beta?
Thanks - Tony
PS I did a search to see if this had been discussed but got hundreds of listings, so if this has been discussed before, please direct me to the right place.
1) It seems to me that previously, when I clicked on the subject of such a thread, I would go immediately to the posts I hadn't read Now, however, I go to the beginning of the showflat page, which I've already read. Is this a change from previous versions of threads?
2)Furthermore, now there is often (or always) a link to "jump to first unread post", which I don't remember seeing earlier. When I click on that, it does indeed take me to the posts I haven't read. BUT, if I then want to back up to the postlist page, the back button on my browser doesn't work. I therefore have to scroll up to the TOP of the postlist page and click on the forum name, which obviates the advantage of the jump link in the first place. Secondly, it I want to back up to the category page, since I can't use the BACK button to get there, I have to click on the category, and - guess what - it doesn't take me to that category. Instead it takes me to the TOP of the main index, so I have to scroll back down to the category I was in.
I don't remember all of this from before. Is it due to some (perhaps ill-advised) changes present in the beta?
Thanks - Tony
PS I did a search to see if this had been discussed but got hundreds of listings, so if this has been discussed before, please direct me to the right place.