Feature request

Herman · 08-26-05, 02:37 PM

Just a small request, but would it be possible to have a button for "Show New Messages"? I have seen it on many other sites and it would only show new messages since the time of my last visit.

Drebbel · 08-29-05, 02:01 PM

Untill the button is created just use this link:

View posts since your last visit - Click Me

Code:

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/search.php?search_id=newposts

Herman · 08-29-05, 02:29 PM

Thanks very much. I've added the code to my Favorites list. Works like a charm.

When the button is added, could a second one be added beside it that has "Mark All Posts Read" just like the one found on the front page of the forum?

Drebbel · 08-29-05, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Herman

Thanks very much. I've added the code to my Favorites list. Works like a charm.

Glad it works. Unbelievable how fast Neal incorporated that feature

Quote:

When the button is added, could a second one be added beside it that has "Mark All Posts Read" just like the one found on the front page of the forum?

Huh, that one is already there, just as you said yourself ?!?!?

Herman · 08-29-05, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drebbel

Quote:

When the button is added, could a second one be added beside it that has "Mark All Posts Read" just like the one found on the front page of the forum?

Huh, that one is already there, just as you said yourself ?!?!?

Just suggesting that a copy of the button be placed beside the "Show Posts since Last visit". This would save one extra click to go back to the main page when done reading the latest messages in order to re-set all the messages.

For example, there is a button "Mark All Topics Read" whenever a member enters a sub-forum. However, it might be nice to have that same option available when the member uses the "Show All Posts since Last visit" screen. It is currently unavailable, there.

Drebbel · 08-29-05, 03:05 PM

Ah, I get it. Don't expect a feature like that. Sorry.

Modding the forum too much makes "auto-updating" impossible. And we all know how much Neal loves updating

But hey, I might be wrong completely.

Onkel Neal · 08-29-05, 06:06 PM

It's there, somewhere.

gdogghenrikson · 08-29-05, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Drebbel

Modding the forum too much makes "auto-updating" impossible.

modding the forum can only make things better for all

Onkel Neal · 08-29-05, 09:23 PM

The problem with modding the forum is.... about 6 minutes after I complete the mod, phpBB will release a critical upgrade.

About 2 seconds after this, Drebbel will IM me, PM me, e-mail me, and probably throw a bottle with a note into the North Sea, letting me know the Subsim forum needs to be upgraded.

Of course, he will remind me that he has already upgraded the dutchsubmarines.com forum (when in fact, I happen to know he has a German computer scientist on call to do this).

So, I will download the upgrade and read the instructions very carefully, so nothing goes wrong and the forum does not go offline/wonky/loses posts, etc.

At last, I will put my personal life (that's a fiction anyway) on hold, post a sentry by the Subsim office door, and begin the grinding work of uploading the upgrade files, running the database scripts, praying and cursing in equal measures that nothing goes wrong, fully aware that with Murphy's Law and Stevens' Luck, I'm tempting fate on a biblical scale...

...and then when the upgrade is completed, I'll find that all the special tweaks, formatting, and --yes, mods!--are gone, overwritten by the upgrade....and it ends with me locked in a rubber jacket, howling at the little teeny window...

well, that's how it is, mate.

Herman · 08-30-05, 12:17 AM

They've got a special room reserved for you at the Rubber Ramada....

Sorry that I asked. Thanks for the patient explanation.

11-30-05, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Herman

Thanks very much.

This is just another case of SSDD and i am sure that you will all agree with me.

Onkel Neal · 12-01-05, 10:37 PM

Visual Confirmation feature fixed (to reduce bot spammers)

gdogghenrikson · 12-02-05, 04:07 AM

what is a bot spammer?

Gizzmoe · 12-02-05, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by gdogghenrikson

what is a bot spammer?

ItÂ´s a software that automatically collects email addresses from forums and websites and then sends spam or viruses to those addresses.

gdogghenrikson · 12-02-05, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdogghenrikson

what is a bot spammer?

ItÂ´s a software that automatically collects email addresses from forums and websites and then sends spam or viruses to those addresses.

OH!, isnt that lovely

08-26-05, 02:37 PM	#1
Herman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,187 Downloads: 273 Uploads: 1046	Feature request Just a small request, but would it be possible to have a button for "Show New Messages"? I have seen it on many other sites and it would only show new messages since the time of my last visit. __________________ Guidelines for ScenShare scenarios: 1) Enjoy creating it 2) Enjoy playing it 3) Enjoy sharing it 4) Enjoy helping others create them The PlayersDB - The Harpoon Community's #1 Choice. Harpoon3 Frequently Asked Questions

08-29-05, 02:01 PM	#2
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Untill the button is created just use this link: View posts since your last visit - Click Me Code: http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/search.php?search_id=newposts

08-29-05, 02:29 PM	#3
Herman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,187 Downloads: 273 Uploads: 1046	Thanks very much. I've added the code to my Favorites list. Works like a charm. When the button is added, could a second one be added beside it that has "Mark All Posts Read" just like the one found on the front page of the forum? __________________ Guidelines for ScenShare scenarios: 1) Enjoy creating it 2) Enjoy playing it 3) Enjoy sharing it 4) Enjoy helping others create them The PlayersDB - The Harpoon Community's #1 Choice. Harpoon3 Frequently Asked Questions

08-30-05, 12:17 AM	#10
Herman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,187 Downloads: 273 Uploads: 1046	They've got a special room reserved for you at the Rubber Ramada.... Sorry that I asked. Thanks for the patient explanation. __________________ Guidelines for ScenShare scenarios: 1) Enjoy creating it 2) Enjoy playing it 3) Enjoy sharing it 4) Enjoy helping others create them The PlayersDB - The Harpoon Community's #1 Choice. Harpoon3 Frequently Asked Questions

12-02-05, 04:07 AM	#13
gdogghenrikson Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 978 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	what is a bot spammer? __________________ And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown.

08-29-05, 03:05 PM	#6
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ah, I get it. Don't expect a feature like that. Sorry. Modding the forum too much makes "auto-updating" impossible. And we all know how much Neal loves updating But hey, I might be wrong completely.

08-29-05, 06:06 PM	#7
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	It's there, somewhere.

08-29-05, 09:23 PM	#9
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	The problem with modding the forum is.... about 6 minutes after I complete the mod, phpBB will release a critical upgrade. About 2 seconds after this, Drebbel will IM me, PM me, e-mail me, and probably throw a bottle with a note into the North Sea, letting me know the Subsim forum needs to be upgraded. Of course, he will remind me that he has already upgraded the dutchsubmarines.com forum (when in fact, I happen to know he has a German computer scientist on call to do this). So, I will download the upgrade and read the instructions very carefully, so nothing goes wrong and the forum does not go offline/wonky/loses posts, etc. At last, I will put my personal life (that's a fiction anyway) on hold, post a sentry by the Subsim office door, and begin the grinding work of uploading the upgrade files, running the database scripts, praying and cursing in equal measures that nothing goes wrong, fully aware that with Murphy's Law and Stevens' Luck, I'm tempting fate on a biblical scale... ...and then when the upgrade is completed, I'll find that all the special tweaks, formatting, and --yes, mods!--are gone, overwritten by the upgrade....and it ends with me locked in a rubber jacket, howling at the little teeny window... well, that's how it is, mate.

12-01-05, 10:37 PM	#12
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Visual Confirmation feature fixed (to reduce bot spammers)