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Forum Information & Policies => Website Discussion & Suggestion Box => Topic started by: Michelle on April 14, 2006, 10:32

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: Michelle on April 14, 2006, 10:32

Is it just me?

The site didn't log me in the first time, then when I logged in again my posts since last visit had gone  :cry:

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: sam on April 14, 2006, 11:12

was this the first time you have logged in since the site was upgraded last week.

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: Michelle on April 14, 2006, 11:18

oooh it could be, my last post was the 7th.

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: Simon on April 14, 2006, 12:10

Yes, that does happen.  If you go to the main index page you can select 'view posts from previous', then select 1 week, 2 weeks, etc from the dropdown menu.  I have to admit, I have always found it annoying that the search new posts function doesn't remember what you have read and what you haven't, like it did on the old forum software, and as soon as you close your browser window, they are all lost.

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: chorleydave on April 14, 2006, 17:28

It is a bit inconvenient, Simon.  However, I find that the view posts from the last day option is a good way of getting round it, unless the weather and telly have been crap and there are hundreds of posts in the last day!  :x

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: Simon on April 14, 2006, 20:43

Can't remember the last time that happened, Dave.  :|

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: sam on April 15, 2006, 14:36

:shock:

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: Michelle on April 15, 2006, 19:42

:lol:

Well thanks for info..............Just thought you should know incase a problem.

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: GillE on July 04, 2006, 23:04

I logged on this evening and found there were supposedly four new posts since my last visit.  However, none of the forum icons were highlighted to indicate new posts.  I clicked on "Show new posts" and there weren't any.

I often seem to log on and find there have supposedly been lots of new posts, yet there's only a handful.

 :dunno:

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: Simon on July 04, 2006, 23:28

Have you allowed Firefox to save the cookie, Gill?  I know I keep on about the damned thing, but it has been the answer to a hell of a lot of queries in the past, especially of this nature, and of staying logged in.

I have found that Firefox will occasionally open two windows instead of one, and this leads to the 'disappearance' of the New Posts (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpc-pals.com%2Fforum%2Ftemplates%2FAvalanche%2Fimages%2Ficon_newest_reply.gif&hash=c1776c6308911a94d20dc9d74ade09a88a9d8c07) icons.  You can always check by going to the Home page, and click the Go button next to the drop down menu, by the view new posts, er, thingy.  :|

I have to say, we have had a lot of users querying the New Posts systems on this forum.  Personally, I don't find them a problem, and have got used to the way it works, but it's not the most user friendly feature of this forum software.

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: GillE on July 05, 2006, 01:50

Hi Simon

Yes, the cookies 'save' feature is enabled, and no, I haven't had two windows opening.  Actually, I got the same sort of anomally when I was using Opera (I tend to switch between browsers according to the state of my digestion - although I won't use MS IE for fear of indigestion  :)  ).

It's not a problem for me; I just thought I'd mention it in case anyone else was having problems but was hesitant to bring it up.

Gill

Title: Posts since last visit.
Post by: sam on July 05, 2006, 10:53

Quote

I have to say, we have had a lot of users querying the New Posts systems on this forum.  Personally, I don't find them a problem, and have got used to the way it works, but it's not the most user friendly feature of this forum software.

it can sometimes be tricked into believing you have read all the articles by your cookies. I suggest if you encounter this, you just use the view by x days. It probably occured this time due to overwhelming number of changes that occured to the forum this weekend.