Post order in the forum. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Marck
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 04:05:08 am
content: Is there a way to make the order of posts in a topic start from newest to oldest or make it so when you select a topic it takes you to your last read post?ThanksM

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 04:06:33 am
content: The second one: click the "NEW" icon

author: Marck
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 04:23:28 am
content: Maybe I am having a moment here. I cant see a "NEW" icon. I have the show unread posts since last visit that is handy. The problem I am trying to solve is say when I go to the TEA thread it opens up on the first post. I then have to figure out where i left off reading. That particular thread can have many new pages a day.Any more clues ?I know once I have it figured out it will be a face palm moment.m

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 05:18:29 am
content: Assuming you use the regular browser view of the forum, not the "mobile" theme for small screens: In the "Unread posts since last visits" list, isn't there a small orange "New" button behind every topic title? Clicking that will take you to the first post in the respective thread which you have not read yet.

author: Marck
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 06:17:10 am
content: Some days I wish I was better at life.Thanks that clears it up.M

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 07:58:00 am
content: It‘s not exactly obvious that those little orange indicators are clickable... I thought for years that they were mainly meant to highlight threads which had new activity. Don‘t recall who clued me in that one can actually click on them, but I didn‘t figure it out myself... ;-)

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 10:24:26 am
content: You can also try: Profile>Modify profile>Look &Layout ("Theme"), then be sure "Show most recent posts at the top" is checked.

author: Marck
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2020, 10:33:26 am
content: It’s like Christmas. All my dreams are coming true.Thanks for that.

author: Cubdriver
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 26, 2020, 08:52:39 am
content: Quote from: jpanhalt on May 25, 2020, 10:24:26 amIf you do that, you'll invert the threading - 'show most recent posts on top' puts them in reverse order - last first and first last.-Pat

author: Ian.M
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2020, 09:39:52 am
content: That doesn't seem to bother most Millennials, but Greybeards and other 'Old Farts' may well sarcastically reply with:Quoteif forced to use that message display format, if they stick around at all!

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2020, 09:58:49 am
content: Quote from: Cubdriver on May 26, 2020, 08:52:39 amIt is what the thread starter asked how to do. Since it doesn't affect how posts are arranged on your machine, why is it a concern?

author: Cubdriver
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 26, 2020, 03:37:47 pm
content: Quote from: jpanhalt on May 26, 2020, 09:58:49 amWell, yes, but he also asked to be taken to hislast readpost, which I interpreted as his primary interest. This method doesn't to that - it takes you to the last post in the thread, but puts it first, in reverse order. If several posts have been made since the thread was last accessed, the last post read will still be buried in the middle somewhere, just closer to the top than the bottom.-Pat

author: Marck
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2020, 08:50:09 pm
content: I ended up reverting back to the normal post order. It turns out it was not the droid I was looking for.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2020, 08:01:35 pm
content: Quote from: Ian.M on May 26, 2020, 09:39:52 amAs a 40-year old sometimes (mistakenly) accused of being a millennial, but who already has some gray beard hairs, I feel double triggered by this! :p

author: Marck
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2020, 09:23:07 pm
content: I feel your pain. Being lumped in with the generation Whyyyy’s although i fit in due to being born a few months late i feel a little cheated sometimes. I think I relate better to the Gen x’s ideology.Its the only time I find myself telling the odd lie about my age 🤪.I didn’t think Gen X’s where allowed to feel triggered. Isn’t that one of the defining traits of Gen Y?M