ARG! zoom to last post MAKE IT STOP!

[schmism]

OMG make the **** "zoom-to-last-post" thing stop. i open a new thread and it dumps me at the bottom of the page on the LAST page of a thread ive never opened before.

ive looked for a setting to turn off such a stupid feature (i have a feeling the "zoom to last viewed post" is broken)

 

[Redneck_Randy]

That's the way the php forum code works and it can't be turned off. I find it helpful not having to drill through an entire thread to find the last post I have read. If you are being taken to the newest post to a thread that means you missed that thread on your pryor visit.

 

[Muhammad]

Unfortunately tracking visits on an individual thread level would be too resource-intensive for our site. We have a forum upgrade coming soon... perhaps that will bring some new functionality in this area.

 

[dbdartman]

Steve, a little tip you may not be aware of: On the typical keyboard there are 3 sections: The left "keyboard" (alphanumeric) we type on, the far right numeric keypad, & between what I call "page control." Just to the right of the BACKSPACE key are (among the 10) HOME and END. HOME will take you to the top of the page, END will take you to the bottom of the page.

I agree, it's kind of irritating how the board automatically takes one to the first unread post, whether one has read ANY of the thread or not, but understand it's a function of the board code.

Hope this little tip helps some in dealing with the problem!

BTW, Mohammad, many thanx for giving us a place to learn from each other!

 

[montejw]

OMG make the **** "zoom-to-last-post" thing stop. i open a new thread and it dumps me at the bottom of the page on the LAST page of a thread ive never opened before.

ive looked for a setting to turn off such a stupid feature (i have a feeling the "zoom to last viewed post" is broken)

Another work around for this "feature" is to click "Mark All Read" on the forum index page before going to the individual forums. No threads will be highlighted (bold) showing unread messages, but you won't be linked to the last message in the thread.

 

[schmism]

Unfortunately tracking visits on an individual thread level would be too resource-intensive for our site. We have a forum upgrade coming soon... perhaps that will bring some new functionality in this area.

i still am haveing this issue.

the above "excuse" about forum resources doenst fly. If you can individually track which threads ive read, then you can keep up with which post on that tread i last looked at.

Should be a simple script modification to the cookie already in use.

 

[SPYDERLK]

OMG make the **** "zoom-to-last-post" thing stop. i open a new thread and it dumps me at the bottom of the page on the LAST page of a thread ive never opened before.

ive looked for a setting to turn off such a stupid feature (i have a feeling the "zoom to last viewed post" is broken)

I cant tell if anyone else understood what you said. I didnt notice that anyone addressed it.
larry

 

[MikePA]

the above "excuse" about forum resources doenst fly. If you can individually track which threads ive read, then you can keep up with which post on that tread i last looked at.

Should be a simple script modification to the cookie already in use.

Since you seem to know a lot about this, perhaps you should post the simple script modification.

 

[MossRoad]

Since you seem to know a lot about this, perhaps you should post the simple script modification.

1. Listen and respond with empathy.
2. Ask for help in solving the problem.
3. Maintain and enhance their self esteem.


You forgot to apply the three key principles... although I think you technically may have hit #3, then #2 .

 

[Muhammad]

i still am haveing this issue.

the above "excuse" about forum resources doenst fly. If you can individually track which threads ive read, then you can keep up with which post on that tread i last looked at.

Should be a simple script modification to the cookie already in use.

On multi-page threads, click page 1 and that will take you to the top of page 1 regardless of what is read or unread.

On single-page threads, clicking the thread link will jump you to the first unread post on page 1. If you had marked the forum read and there are new messages since then (but not enough to generate a second page), it will jump you to the first new post since you marked the forum read.