loafman Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 What would make the board much more scannable by those of us that are fast readers would be a locked-in-place Go to Next Unread button. That way we could get through the posts with a minumum of mouse clicks. Put it in the header so it stays in one place and that could replace the 'N'ext button on most newsreaders. Takes way to much navigation to scan the board. ...Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Try looking up at the top of the screen ... My Controls .... click on the "View New Posts" .... I'm guessing that this is close to what you're asking for ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loafman Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 Try looking up at the top of the screen ... My Controls .... click on the "View New Posts" .... I'm guessing that this is close to what you're asking for ... Its close, but when I hit Next, I want it to go to the next unread post, regardless of thread, regardless of forum, i.e. Next at end of thread would take me to the next unread message in the next thread, jumping to the next forum if needed until all subscribed forums are read. Quotes provide all the context I need to immediately remember the thread, so transition is easy, even between forums. Right now, I have to 1) enter the thread, 2) read the message(s), 3) exit the thread, 4) select the Next thread, repeat. That's 4 steps where only one of them provides useful information. ...Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Well, I tried ... know it wasn't what you were asking for, but ... as long as I'm pointing out buttons .. down at the bottom of a "read" thread, there's the "next newest" .. the link on this page seems to contain the URL for this thread with some extensions ... so off to try i myself, I guess .. OK, came back with "no Topics newer than this one" .. and I know that there are other unread items in other Forums .. oh well ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Have you yet tried the "My Assistant" link? In all honesty, I hadn't messed with it. However, Matt has been adding a lot of stuff to the upcoming 2.1 version, and this 'item' does offer some alternate capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loafman Posted May 23, 2005 Author Share Posted May 23, 2005 Have you yet tried the "My Assistant" link? In all honesty, I hadn't messed with it. However, Matt has been adding a lot of stuff to the upcoming 2.1 version, and this 'item' does offer some alternate capabilities. 28341[/snapback] Looks a lot like the "View New Posts" with the one exception that replies to posts originated by you are listed separately. Some gain, but not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 There may still be time ... head on over to Invision Power Board ... hit the "Company Forums" ... I believe you'll have to register to post, but there is the "Suggstions" Forum down towards the bottom. The real issue is that you'll be able to see the 'new' version (currently 2.1 Alpha 3) to see if perhaps it's already been taken care of. I can tell you that the last two items I brought up are both resolved in the version running there. I don't use the function, but I know that it has generated quite a bit of traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loafman Posted May 23, 2005 Author Share Posted May 23, 2005 There may still be time ... head on over to Invision Power Board ... hit the "Company Forums" ... I believe you'll have to register to post, but there is the "Suggstions" Forum down towards the bottom. The real issue is that you'll be able to see the 'new' version (currently 2.1 Alpha 3) to see if perhaps it's already been taken care of. I can tell you that the last two items I brought up are both resolved in the version running there. I don't use the function, but I know that it has generated quite a bit of traffic. 28378[/snapback] Done. Thanks for the tip. ...Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 I kicked you a PM 'over there' so you could see the 'new' handling of that notification function ... (noting some issues yet with this ... some FireFox users ending up with the 'Forum listing' in that new window when there are unread PMs ... specifically, reading one but not the next three or four .. reading them all apparently 'clears the problem'?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loafman Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 I kicked you a PM 'over there' so you could see the 'new' handling of that notification function ... (noting some issues yet with this ... some FireFox users ending up with the 'Forum listing' in that new window when there are unread PMs ... specifically, reading one but not the next three or four .. reading them all apparently 'clears the problem'?) 28398[/snapback] I encountered that as well. Not a real problem since I don't use the Personal Assistant all that much. Normal approach is to go to http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?act=idx then just hit View New Posts. That's the fastest way through the new messages, at least for now. ...Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Have you tried the "Today's Active Topics" at the bottom of the Forum 'front' page? It appears to include all Forum sections, so may be more than you want, but .... it does appear to list 'all' unread posts. Hmmmm - "next newest" gives an error when reading the 'newest' post ... whereas 'next oldest' takes one to the previous post in the Forum section that the post being read is located ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=179100 ... user suggests; http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?...lastdate=604800 This shows all new and active posts for the last 7 days http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?...lastdate=604800 Still not a "go next" but ...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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