A small problem with current/old posts

rhuff · 03-12-2019, 04:09 PM

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

Edward Tinker · 03-12-2019, 07:09 PM

I do not remember seeing the red dots.

However, I always, always click on Quick Links >>> Todays Threads

DonVoigt · 03-13-2019, 09:10 AM

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.

Mac Cat · 03-13-2019, 09:34 AM

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)

John Sabato · 03-13-2019, 10:20 AM

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"

Edward Tinker · 03-13-2019, 11:36 AM

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.

sheepherder · 03-13-2019, 02:28 PM

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...

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Edit: It concerns any of G.T.'s posts...I can't quote any of them, even going back a week or two...

rhuff · 03-13-2019, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Sabato

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"

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.

sheepherder · 03-13-2019, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhuff

I was just wondering if it is only me.

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.

John Sabato · 03-14-2019, 03:15 PM

Perhaps you should try clearing all your cookies and then logging back in. See what affect that has...

rhuff · 03-14-2019, 07:15 PM

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!!

DonVoigt · 03-14-2019, 08:56 PM

My "red boxes" continue to work as they always have- another mystery of computers!

sheepherder · 04-17-2019, 11:35 AM

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.

rhuff · 04-17-2019, 03:26 PM

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!!

sheepherder · 04-17-2019, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhuff

My "problem/situation" on read and not read post(red box) has not changed since the upgrade.

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.

mrerick · 04-17-2019, 09:02 PM

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

Vlim · 04-17-2019, 09:37 PM

Red dots.

Edward Tinker · 04-17-2019, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlim

Red dots.

oh, okay - this doesn't show you new forum posts, but that someone has posted new in THAT forum. The difference is, that 6 people may have posted in the holster sub-forum and only one in military ...

sheepherder · 04-17-2019, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrerick

Do you navigate back to the list of items with the browser's "back" control...

Only when I see (from the main forum page - NOT the main site page) that there are, say, three new thread posts in the entire forum. Then I'll read one, hit back, and read a second, then back, then the last. Otherwise, I start each viewing session from the main forum page ( http://forum.lugerforum.com/index.php ) which should only show me new posts since I last viewed the forum. But it shows threads/posts I read earlier, and subsequently left lugerforum for another site - eBay, GB, Still's forum, etc.

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.

Fla.Mallard · 08-24-2020, 11:26 AM

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.

03-12-2019, 04:09 PM	#1
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	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 __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

03-13-2019, 09:10 AM	#3
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	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. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

03-13-2019, 10:20 AM	#5
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	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" __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

03-13-2019, 11:36 AM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	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. Attached Thumbnails

03-13-2019, 02:28 PM	#7
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	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... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

03-12-2019, 07:09 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	I do not remember seeing the red dots. However, I always, always click on Quick Links >>> Todays Threads

03-13-2019, 09:34 AM	#4
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 731 Thanks: 2,095 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	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)

03-14-2019, 03:15 PM	#10
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Perhaps you should try clearing all your cookies and then logging back in. See what affect that has... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

03-14-2019, 07:15 PM	#11
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	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!! __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

03-14-2019, 08:56 PM	#12
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	My "red boxes" continue to work as they always have- another mystery of computers! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

04-17-2019, 11:35 AM	#13
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	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. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

04-17-2019, 03:26 PM	#14
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	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!! __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

04-17-2019, 09:02 PM	#16
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	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 __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

04-17-2019, 09:37 PM	#17
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Red dots. Attached Thumbnails

08-24-2020, 11:26 AM	#20
Fla.Mallard User Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 99 Thanks: 244 Thanked 95 Times in 37 Posts	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.