New posts indicator not clearing after I make a reply - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 21, 2013, 11:47:50 pm
content: I wonder if this has been happening for anyone else. Each time I reply to a thread I get returned to the topic list with an indicator that there is a new post in the topic and I go there only to find out it was my last post and it will not clear until I read my own post. Marking the all threads read doesn't work most of the time neither. This is driving me nuts. I am using Firefox, always updated to the latest. Anyone else?

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 12:30:09 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on May 21, 2013, 11:47:50 pmYes indeed - I can affirm this has been happening to me too. I was going to report it but didn't get to it yet.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 06:22:49 am
content: Just us two having this problem?

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 06:27:59 am
content: No, I've seen this too, but it's not as annoying as being returned to the index page after every post, instead of going straight to my post.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 07:12:36 am
content: I've also occasionally seen this.Quote from: justanothercanuck on May 27, 2013, 06:27:59 amEven if you have 'return to this topic' checked?

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 07:14:05 am
content: Yep, i've seen that a few times.

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 07:22:53 am
content: Quote from: alm on May 27, 2013, 07:12:36 amHmm, it seems it was disabled by default. I take that back.edit: but this thread was still marked as new-posts, despite the fact I just read my own post.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 04:46:47 pm
content: This still very annoying! Is it going to get fixed? It happens regardless of browser or device ie Android too.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 05:21:41 pm
content: Me too using IE

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 05:30:01 pm
content: I had this same problem while ago, not sure if its workable at your browser, using these following steps :- Click the "Mark ALL messages as read" button located at the main forum screen.- Log out from the forum.- Clear browser cookies for this forum's domain eg:www.eevblog.com.- Re-login at the forum again.So far its working fine until now.

author: gnif
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 10:15:32 pm
content: I will try and track this down today at some time, I had not noticed this.Edit: This post didn't mark the thread as unread for me... so not sure what is going on here. Please try BravoV's suggestion and report your results.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 10:54:23 pm
content: I have already cleared the cache and cookies before with no result. I will try again.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 10:56:56 pm
content: OK, everything cleaned out, restarted after running CCleaner, and I am replying to see if it is fixed.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 10:59:01 pm
content: That did not fix it.I am still seeing an indication that there are new posts when there are not. As you might see from one of my previous posts this also happens on my Samsung Galaxy S3 in Chrome (Android).

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 11:09:06 pm
content: It's still happening for me here.From experience, this is the type of weird little tick that can be caused by an errant mod package, or from one mod interfering with another one. I can't say for a fact it is, it could be something else, but it's a very real possibility.

author: gnif
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 11:31:43 pm
content: Quote from: xrunner on June 05, 2013, 11:09:06 pmI beleve that BravoV was not referring to clearing browser cache, but marking all forums as unread, this obviously would be a workaround to the issue though and not the correct solution.The problem with this is that I can not replicate it... I can dig through the code, but odds of finding the cause are greatly reduced if I can not generate the problem so that I can trace the code. If someone has an account that is exhibiting this behaviour and would not mind allowing me access to it to track this down, please PM me your login details (obviously as a server admin I could just reset your password and login as you anyway, but that is not very polite).

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 11:36:56 pm
content: Quote from: gnif on June 05, 2013, 11:31:43 pmTrue.Hey gnif,What I usually do, when a tick like this appears, and there's no obvious reason for it, is I go to the support threads for each mod I have installed and see if anyone else is reporting the same thing. It has borne fruit in the past.Good luck.

author: gnif
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 11:42:34 pm
content: Quote from: xrunner on June 05, 2013, 11:36:56 pmThanks, I will be doing this also. It could be caused by a mod, but since none of the mods installed actually hook the code that determines if a thread is read or not (nor can they) it is unlikely... more likely there is an issue with session storage or something that is only triggered in certain circumstances. Could even be a time zone bug (also unlikely) of some kind between PHP, MySQL and the user's profile settings.

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 11:56:48 pm
content: I haven't seen anything funky in the past couple days...Just throwing it out there, but are PHP sessions written to disk? Maybe there is a short delay between the time the posts are made and the session data is updated. As a test, refreshing the topic index page should make the new icon go away...

author: gnif
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 06, 2013, 12:08:48 am
content: Quote from: justanothercanuck on June 05, 2013, 11:56:48 pmSessions are stored in the database, and the delay is in the microseconds.

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2013, 12:14:12 am
content: Quote from: gnif on June 06, 2013, 12:08:48 amDidn't think so, just checking.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 07, 2013, 03:07:07 am
content: I marked the whole forum read, cleared all cookies and cache shut down Firefox, ran CCleaner, and am trying a reply now.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 07, 2013, 03:08:50 am
content: It did not fix the problem. I still see a new posts flag on this forum from the main forum page that there are new posts and yet there are none.It is most definitely a forum problem and not my browser nor computer.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 07, 2013, 04:02:33 am
content: I have not noticed this.TEST POST...

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2013, 04:05:23 am
content: maybe you should re-check the "'return to this topic after new post" setting as alm mentioned earlier. maybe its turned off accidentally?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 07, 2013, 04:05:27 am
content: I just tried it and after posting I get returned to the thread wheer there is of course no indicator of new posts. Then clicking on the Home button shows no new posts in the Chat section, with mine as the last post.Then clicking on the "show unread posts since last visit" which is mostly how I use the forum, it does not show up.S I don't see any problem?

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 07, 2013, 04:55:22 am
content: It appears it is not a problem for most people Dave as there have been very few complaints. I can only say that it happens to me and on my Galaxy S3 using Chrome too.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2013, 03:06:17 pm
content: I only see it happen from time to time, it's definitely not happening every time for me.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 08, 2013, 10:15:21 pm
content: OK this is driving me crazy and I want it to stop. gnif, I am giving you access to my account so you can see the madness of this.