Forum Jump

[djradz]

Would others agree that it would be nice if there was a "Forum Jump" window not only at the bottom-right of most forums, but also at the top. Or, simply relocate the existing one to the top. Often, I see all the threads I'm interested in and am ready to jump to the next, but are forced to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to find the jump, or end up going bakc to the main page, just to select another forum - just extra work.

 

[jlsmith]

Would others agree that it would be nice if there was a "Forum Jump" window not only at the bottom-right of most forums, but also at the top. Or, simply relocate the existing one to the top. Often, I see all the threads I'm interested in and am ready to jump to the next, but are forced to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to find the jump, or end up going bakc to the main page, just to select another forum - just extra work.

Yes i agree, it would be nice.

 

[MMagis]

Really?

 

[kennyd]

I don't use it at all. I just click the "since my last visit" link in the upper right corner and a list of all the new threads since I last logged in appears. Faster and easier the forum jumping.

 

[djradz]

I don't use it at all. I just click the "since my last visit" link in the upper right corner and a list of all the new threads since I last logged in appears. Faster and easier the forum jumping.

"Faster and easier" I just don't see! You get a multiple-page list (assuming about one visit per day) that is completely disorganized - just thread after thread. Am I missing something here? Is there some way to organize or sort this list? It appears to be threads from every forum, most of which I have no desire to see or sift through.

 

[kennyd]

"Faster and easier" I just don't see! You get a multiple-page list (assuming about one visit per day) that is completely disorganized - just thread after thread. Am I missing something here? Is there some way to organize or sort this list? It appears to be threads from every forum, most of which I have no desire to see or sift through.

This is why we have options.

First, in the settings (Under "My Home") set the number of threads dispayed to maximum, then you will only get one or two pages if you log in once a day.

They are organized by date, newest being first. Yes, threads from all forums are displayed, but I like that.

 

[djradz]

Thanks Kenny for the addiitonal info, but it still is not to my likeing without any organization. Hopefully Muhammad will address my question.

 

[MMagis]

Thanks Kenny for the addiitonal info, but it still is not to my likeing without any organization. Hopefully Muhammad will address my question.

If you haven't noticed, only on person agreed with you. Seems unlikey software shanges will be made for something so little. How lazy have we gotten that it's too much trouble to scroll up the page on the internet?

 

[Muhammad]

I would recommend using the end key, which will jump you to the bottom of a page instantly.

While we do often make changes based on feedback, we haven't gotten any other requests for this one so for now we won't be making the change.

 

[beenthere]

I like it the way it is.
See no need for changing what we have.

With change...comes being lost again.

I go to "Today's Active Threads" and can at anytime update clicking Show recent threads 24 hours or Since last visit.

End and Home keys work great for me.

 

[LBrown59]

Thanks Kenny for the addiitonal info, but it still is not to my likeing without any organization. Hopefully Muhammad will address my question.

He did in the following post .
I tried that and it worked great .
Solves your problem.

I would recommend using the end key, which will jump you to the bottom of a page instantly.

 

[djradz]

Thank you Muhammad for the reply. I've not used the "End" button in that way before. It certainly is easier than scrolling down.

Just a couple of comments.

Reason for not a lot of folks agreeing:
Possibly this is not one of the more popular forums? For me, although a member for over 9 years, I've NEVER visitied this one before. Maybe this is true for lots of others.

Change:
I'm not proposing a drastic change in the way the site looks or functions. The simple addition of the "Jump" to the top of the typical forum page will cause no confusion. In fact, there already exists a duplication of the "Main Index - Today's Posts - Photo Gallery - ... etc" menu bar at the bottom of every thread, as well as duplication of the "Home - Forums - Reviews - Videos - ... etc" there too.

Lazy:
This is not an issue of being "Lazy" but of improving the application and making it even more user friendly. Yes, I can scroll to the bottom or use the "End" key (thanks again Muhammad) but each of these is an extra step. If I jump from one forum to about 7 or 8 others over the course of my typical visit, that's an extra step 7 or 8 times. Not huge, but other improvements and changes have been made at TBN over the years for very similar reasons.

Todays Active Topics / Recnt Threads-Since Last Visit:
These steps are poor substitutes to seeing what is new if you only are interested in looking at a small number of forums. You get everything from every forum. Hardly a substitute for jumping to just a limited number of forums.

Anyway, maybe this is something that although there's no intention to include such a change anytime soon, possibly in a later revison of the application, it could be considered.