Gerald D
Tue 22 May 2007, 12:14
This new forum is causing me a lot of re-adjustment, and I am slowly getting comfortable with it. Not quite there yet . This is the entry procedure I have adopted:
1. Made the viewing screen narrower. The old forum had a column down the left with User information and the actual paragraphs of info did not stretch right across the screen. The paragraphs in the new forum were too wide - so I made the screen narrower.
2. When logging in used the "Remember Me" option so that I don't have the hassle of logging in again. 99% of the people on the old forum stayed "remembered" without problems (I hope).
3. Set the bookmark on the "New Posts"(Changed mind since - see below). (right-click on "new posts" and then "Add to Favourites"). This is the default entry point now:
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4. If threads with new posts are listed there (in bold), then click on the "First new post" buttons to see the new posts since last visit:
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5. If I havn't read all the new posts since using my bookmark, I might see a screen like the following. Only the bold one, the only one with the little "First new post" button, is what I have to read. The others I've read already:
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6. During all my experimenting, I sometimes get the following screen. Then I do click on the "last 24 hrs" link and sometimes see some posts I hadn't seen before.
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I suspect that if I had been away more than 24 hours, I would see that screen more often - but I havn't been away from the new baby that long yet! :o
1. Made the viewing screen narrower. The old forum had a column down the left with User information and the actual paragraphs of info did not stretch right across the screen. The paragraphs in the new forum were too wide - so I made the screen narrower.
2. When logging in used the "Remember Me" option so that I don't have the hassle of logging in again. 99% of the people on the old forum stayed "remembered" without problems (I hope).
3. Set the bookmark on the "New Posts"(Changed mind since - see below). (right-click on "new posts" and then "Add to Favourites"). This is the default entry point now:
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4. If threads with new posts are listed there (in bold), then click on the "First new post" buttons to see the new posts since last visit:
40
5. If I havn't read all the new posts since using my bookmark, I might see a screen like the following. Only the bold one, the only one with the little "First new post" button, is what I have to read. The others I've read already:
41
6. During all my experimenting, I sometimes get the following screen. Then I do click on the "last 24 hrs" link and sometimes see some posts I hadn't seen before.
42
I suspect that if I had been away more than 24 hours, I would see that screen more often - but I havn't been away from the new baby that long yet! :o