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03-12-2019, 04:09 PM | #1 |
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A small problem with current/old posts
Perhaps it is my computer, but I am finding new threads/posts with no "red box" on the left side of the page. Also, finding 2-3 day old posts with a "red box" on the left side of the page.
In other words, I can't glance at a page and see whether there are new threads, or posts like I was able to do before the recent upgrade. I have to look for the dates of the thread. Is this the new format? Just wondering. Thanx
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03-12-2019, 07:09 PM | #2 |
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I do not remember seeing the red dots.
However, I always, always click on Quick Links >>> Todays Threads |
03-13-2019, 09:10 AM | #3 |
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The box at the left of the forum title will be red if there are new posts.
I still get the red box on my computer. So either there are no new threads for you, or you have a "special" personal problem.
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03-13-2019, 09:34 AM | #4 |
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In the default view of the Message Board,
there are check boxes along each major topic. The box is red if there is someone viewing or un-read posts. You can double click on the red box and it will clear. I think the idea was to quickly show you where there was new activity. It works for me and if you view the forum a lot, you might not see the red boxes very often. (you may need to clear your browser cache locally or use a different browser) |
03-13-2019, 10:20 AM | #5 |
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You may have also inadvertently logged out. If you look at the top right corner of the webpage, if there is a place to log in instead of you name, you have to log back in to see the "red" dots that indicate new posts. Make sure you click the box that says "keep me logged in"
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03-13-2019, 11:36 AM | #6 |
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What view do you guys use? I do NOT see any red dots....
It goes from read or unread - i.e. highlighted or unhighlighted THIS is what I see - it is RED if not viewed, but its also very obviously highlighted (darker font) before being read. |
03-13-2019, 02:28 PM | #7 |
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Is the software upgrade still being tinkered [sorry for the pun] with???
I just tried to quote a members post in a post of my own and the quote did not appear...I tried several times, and I did successfully quote another member in the same post and that quote did appear... ... ... Edit: It concerns any of G.T.'s posts...I can't quote any of them, even going back a week or two...
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Thanx John, but I usually stay logged in. Sometimes I will get a red dot/box when there is a new/unread response to be read(normal/correct), but sometimes I get a red dot/box when there is a 2-3 day old thread with no new responses.......also, I see a new thread/response, and there is no red box/dot. It is very inconsistent since the upgrade. This is quite different than the way it has been for me/my computer on this forum. I was just wondering if it is only me.
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03-13-2019, 04:56 PM | #9 |
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No. Threads I have read keep showing up with the red mark, even though I have read them. The red mark used to disappear after reading.
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Perhaps you should try clearing all your cookies and then logging back in. See what affect that has...
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John,
I clear all of my cookies everyday when I log in. I have logged out of this forum, and then logged back in with no change. It is a mystery!!
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My "red boxes" continue to work as they always have- another mystery of computers!
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04-17-2019, 11:35 AM | #13 |
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I hadn't noticed until a few days ago, but my 'stored messages' which numbered a couple hundred, have been reduced to twenty-two. One page worth.
I'm guessing the recent upgrade affected the message functions as well as the other disruptions. I've also noticed that read posts are no longer flagged as read unless I leave the forum. Until then, they are still red-flagged as 'new post' even if I have read them.
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My "problem/situation" on read and not read post(red box) has not changed since the upgrade. I thought that it had cleared up/corrected itself, but it has not. I conversed with John D. and he was trying to find the problem, but apparently, he didn't find it. Perhaps it is just my computer, and it is something that I will just have to live with.......so be it!!
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That is what I referred to as 'red flagged'. They remain red even when they've been read and I've left them to go to another thread, or even another forum.
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Do you navigate back to the list of items with the browser's "back" control (often a left pointing arrow) or with the forum software's "New Posts" navigation.
The "Back" will probably return to the prior list view without any updates by presenting the page from your browser's cache copy of the prior page. "F5" often will refresh the list from the server. Marc
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Red dots.
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I suspect others have the same occurrence but it's such a small price to pay for the privilege of participating in the LugerForum that they don't bother mentioning it. Edit: Tried the F5 refresh - it didn't work.
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I expected the red dots to go away after I read the posts therein .. NOPE, red dots stay unless I go to "mark this forum read" and click on that.
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