23-01-2011, 10:30 AM
Peter Presland Wrote:Peter Lemkin Wrote:Peter Presland Wrote:I've implemented a work-around for the 'Today's Posts' - 'New Posts' issue.
When nav-bar 'Forum' is selected, the left hand sub-menu item will now ALWAYS be 'Today's Posts'. Selecting it will produce posts timed during the previous 24 hours relative to your local time setting.
The problem is that you will then find the nav-bar 'What's New?' button highlighted and the breadcrumb last item above the post list will say 'New Posts'. Can't figure out how to change that behaviour I'm afraid but the 'Today's posts' list will be correct. Clicking on the 'What's New' button will then produce items posted since your last log-on.
That'll have to do for now.
Sounds good....but...uhhh... I do see a 'What's New' button...but it contains the exact same as under 'New Posts', which at the moment gives 15 posts [not enough] and none that were there [unless added to] only 7 hours ago when I went to bed. As a matter of fact, none are older than my midnight - when it seems to 'reset'. I think it should be a full 24 hours or even 48 hours, better. I don't mind if there are 3-4 pages of them....most are interested in what has been posted newly. If not it is no problem to go to a topic and see what there or search for a term.
Peter
I did a quick post after the one referred to above to the effect that the work-around was only implemented on the 'X2' style (accessible from the bottom left of most non-authoring screens or your personal settings). As so often before I seem not to have hit the 'POST' button. Oh dear.
Anyway, the 'Whats New' Button will always behave as you describe. It is the result of a pre-programmed search that endeavours to select posts you haven't viewed yet and is specific to the user.
What HAS changed (on the X2 style anyway) is that that when the 'FORUM' Button is selected, there is ALWAYS a menu item under the NAV bar, to the left that says 'TODAY's POSTS'. That will select all posts for the past 24 hours with reference to your time zone.
I'll implement it on the default style as well this morning if I get time.
Aha! yes, that works better....but....[just trying to keep you busy Peter].....in X2 all seems fine except the contrast difference between the black letters and the dark, DARK blue background on my monitor is so slight I can not read the lettering on the bottom row. Might that blue be lightened? If not, I'll just have to remember about where it is...as I can not see the lettering at all. Sorry :kraka:
Hmm......editing this post....sorry to have to report...it worked [I had a full two pages of recent posts....UNTIL I MADE A POST...and then even in X2 it reverted to [and ONLY to] the 19 since midnight.....is it me or the software?! This company have any connection to PROMIS?
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