Site tweak?

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  • #96481

    Eric Smith
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    Chris, TB… The Caves to Caves ride report thread is a classic example of the long-standing query I’ve had. I have to try and remember which page I was up to in large threads here… and my brain isn’t that good – can we make the Show Most Recent Message button actually go to the latest unread post? I’ll use the ADV site as an example. If I go to ADV and check the latest posts, the threads highlighted in bold have unread posts in them. If I go to a thread that I have been in previously by clicking on the Go To First New Post button, I get taken to the first post that was added after I last was in the thread.

    ADV-SCREENSHOT1.jpg

    In contrast with OBT where if I click on the Show Most Recent Message button (as highlighted below) I am taken to the last page of the thread, which may mean I miss one or several pages in between where I last read and now.

    OBT-SCREENSHOT1.jpg

    The button highlighted here is equivalent to the one I use on ADV. Same thing on TT and other sites like a 4WD site I also visit occasionally.

    So Chris, TB, is this an option? I know, it sounds like I’m sooking, but seriously, this is a feature of most other forums that I would consider to be competitors to OBT, so by not having it you may potentially miss out on new members. And, believe it or not, I reckon OBT deserves more members! B)

    Finally, I would like to clarify that this is having a go at anyone – I reckon OBT is a great site and spend a lot (too much) of my time on here. I just want to help make it a better site for us all! :)

    #136895

    Greg
    Member

    Cheers ECKS, I think its a template issue, I will leave it with Chris :)

    TB

    #136900

    Anonymous

    TB is right this is a template issue. I looked to see if it could be changed a while ago but it’s not an option in the Fireboard configuration. Chris and his IT skills will likely be able to write some code to apply to the button but this would be time consuming and he is a very busy man.

    I don’t think it will stop members from joining the site, it may be the cause of more posts like this though where people are highlighting it as an issue. :)

    #136901

    Eric Smith
    Member

    Well, look at it this way, if that’s the biggest problem anyone has with OBT, then we are all laughing! B)

    (I’d still like to see it fixed one day!)

    #136902

    Chris
    Member

    Ya big sook Ecks, I’m looking into right now, if it can be done it will be done just to keep
    you happy..

    Seriously, your input is always valuable.

    Cheers
    Chris.

    #137064

    well while your at it scooter, ive noticed that when you use the site search function, after the first page of results, when i hit next, the second page and subsequent pages have no results. when i try to “back arrow” out, it show the page has expired.

    also, since the old bull gathering i have lost all my thread subsciptions and im no longer notified. its not a big worry.

    just something to keep you busy during your leisure periods:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    #137068

    Chris
    Member

    menace wrote:

    Quote:
    well while your at it scooter, ive noticed that when you use the site search function, after the first page of results, when i hit next, the second page and subsequent pages have no results. when i try to “back arrow” out, it show the page has expired.

    also, since the old bull gathering i have lost all my thread subsciptions and im no longer notified. its not a big worry.

    just something to keep you busy during your leisure periods:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Who are you again?

    #137070

    Paul
    Member

    My puter has been running like a pig lately and I found that it’s the OB site causing 100% processor usage.
    Specifically the scrolling ad at the top of page, if I mouse over it, it stops scrolling and processor use drops to about 10%, likewise if I minimise Firefox it drops as well.
    IE does not cause this issue at all but I refuse to use IE unless a site wont display in Firefox.
    This is most annoying as I run dual monitors and multi task quite a bit so I am at a big loss.

    Anyone else had this prob?

    I have update Firefox but it made no diff.

    #137101

    Mick D
    Member

    I reckon firefox is poo.. If you are on a mac try safari.

    #136896

    Jason
    Member

    Maybe you guys can mod the site a little more, just for me…

    I have this arrow on the screen and to save RSI moving it, could you move the web page for me to the spots I want to look at :blink:

    #137104

    Paul
    Member

    JRD wrote:

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    Maybe you guys can mod the site a little more, just for me…

    I have this arrow on the screen and to save RSI moving it, could you move the web page for me to the spots I want to look at :blink:

    Now you’re on the money, ever played the game Myst?
    The background environment moves instead of the mouse creating a full 3D environment you walk through.
    Make a website like that and you’d get millions of hits.

    #137107

    Bruce Curtis
    Member

    I Like it the way it is all electronic and stuff, except when I write the coolest most insighful and groundbreaking post ever, I know it’s destined to become a pulitzer finalist, sit back proof read it for content glow in the narcissistic warmth of my self-proclaimed superiority, and then I hit “submit”, and WTF it tells me that write access has been disabled, and I know that I will never write anything that good again. :(

    BC

    #137111

    Mick D
    Member

    That is something I have also noticed lately Bruce,the time out seems to be shorter than it was previously.
    It doesn’t take long being away from the computer now and you have to log on again….
    Whats doing there Chris??

    #137112

    Chris
    Member

    Session Lifetime reset to 60minutes. Must have changed when I upgraded joomla.

    Chris

    #137113

    Mick D
    Member

    chris72a wrote:

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    Session Lifetime reset to 60minutes. Must have changed when I upgraded joomla.

    Chris

    Cool, I thought something like that had happened.
    Love ya work mate.

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