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Post by roger on May 17, 2006 10:05:59 GMT
If you look at the gif image to the immediate left of each board name (on the Index page), it will appear blue  if that board contains something you have not previously read, and grey  if it doesn't. That enables you to view all previously unread posts but to ignore the "Off Topic" and "Other "Music" boards if you so wish. It also guarantees that you don't miss anything, and enables you to read every new post in context rather than the apparent random order which occurs when you view the last 30 posts or use the search button. Roger |
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Post by Dave on May 17, 2006 11:29:51 GMT
If you look at the gif image to the immediate left of each board name (on the Index page), it will appear blue if that board contains something you have not previously read, and grey if it doesn't. That enables you to view all previously unread posts but to ignore the "Off Topic" and "Other "Music" boards if you so wish. It also guarantees that you don't miss anything, and enables you to read every new post in context rather than the apparent random order which occurs when you view the last 30 posts or use the search button. Roger Well Roger, at a glance those two icons look essentially the same to me! Which is partly why I've never been able to use that method. I hadn't even realised one was blue and the other grey until you pointed it out!  There's certainly nothing obvious about them that jumps out and says "read" or "unread" to me. You may have guessed, I am colour blind (to a point) in common with nearly (less than) 10% of the male population and 1% of the female population.  I wonder if the effects get worse with increasing age?  Thank goodness traffic lights aren't that size and in those colours/shades!  So how do I keep up? Well I hit the "Last 30 posts" button and check the oldest post. If I recognise it, I know everything is included and i quickly skim-read to the first unread one. On the odd occasion that I've been offline for too long, or if there's been a glut of new posts, I hit "Search" (with a blank or space in the search box) and go back for the number of hours (or days) since I last checked in. If I need to read a post in the context of its thread, I right-click to open the post and hey-presto, everything appears. When i've read or responded, I just close the new window and continue from where I left off. For me, that's by far the easiest method and it's pretty fast, too. Others will vary!  Cheers, Dave |
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Post by Raymond on May 17, 2006 14:41:24 GMT
If you look at the gif image to the immediate left of each board name (on the Index page), it will appear blue if that board contains something you have not previously read, and grey if it doesn't. That enables you to view all previously unread posts but to ignore the "Off Topic" and "Other "Music" boards if you so wish. It also guarantees that you don't miss anything, and enables you to read every new post in context rather than the apparent random order which occurs when you view the last 30 posts or use the search button. Roger Well Roger, at a glance those two icons look essentially the same to me! Which is partly why I've never been able to use that method. I hadn't even realised one was blue and the other grey until you pointed it out! There's certainly nothing obvious about them that jumps out and says "read" or "unread" to me. You may have guessed, I am colour blind (to a point) in common with nearly (less than) 10% of the male population and 1% of the female population. I wonder if the effects get worse with increasing age? Thank goodness traffic lights aren't that size and in those colours/shades! So how do I keep up? Well I hit the "Last 30 posts" button and check the oldest post. If I recognise it, I know everything is included and i quickly skim-read to the first unread one. On the odd occasion that I've been offline for too long, or if there's been a glut of new posts, I hit "Search" (with a blank or space in the search box) and go back for the number of hours (or days) since I last checked in. If I need to read a post in the context of its thread, I right-click to open the post and hey-presto, everything appears. When i've read or responded, I just close the new window and continue from where I left off. For me, that's by far the easiest method and it's pretty fast, too. Others will vary! Cheers, Dave I use the same method.  Cheers, Raymond |
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Post by postscript on May 17, 2006 17:30:51 GMT
.... I mainly come here to read posts about Hayley (remember her?) but that has become much harder to do these days without resorting to the "search" workaround. *puts on protective gear*No, no, no protective gear. If we can't raise contrary views here about ourselves how can we meaningfully raise contrary views for, hopefully, Hayley's benefit in lively debate? Your sentiments about OFF TOPIC seeming to run wild some times I fully endorse. If it is at all possible to run parallel 'recent posts' called 'Hayley and Hayley directly related' being one and 'Off topic' being everything else would be good. We have debated the minutiae of 'off topic' but not the fundamental principle of 'off topic'.of 'non-Hayley matter'. But, as I have myself commented previously, we are a community, which means dynamism. I'm sure there are those following many subjects in which I do not have any interest as enthusiastically as I am currently contributing to, the photography thread for example, which has its origins in photographs of Hayley and moments different members share of their meetings with Hayley. By the natuire of a dynamic community these of course spill over into developing the specific Hayley-related subject sideways. My own recent point being that Life Loves Diversity! Let's give the subject an airing and see how we can square the circle. We certainly won't square it by not talking about it. Peter |
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There's certainly nothing obvious about them that jumps out and says "read" or "unread" to me.
I wonder if the effects get worse with increasing age? 
Thank goodness traffic lights aren't that size and in those colours/shades! 
