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chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
edited January 6, 2008 in Dgrin Forum Support
Hi Gang,

When I'm following a thread, it makes moore sense to have the newest posts first because I've already read the older ones.

But, When I'm reading a thread for the first time, it makes more sense to have the oldest, or original, post first so I can start from the beginning.

My suggestion is to have a button or drop down menu on the top of each thread page so we can change the order "on the fly".

Maybe it can be added to a master wish list?

Thanks.

Chuck Cannova
http://chuckinsocal.SmugMug.com
Chuck Cannova
www.socalimages.com
Artistically & Creatively Challenged

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    DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited December 31, 2007
    Hi Chuck, forum functionality such as you suggest is largely out of Dgrin's hands. The forum software (essentially the framework of how everything works) we use is vBulletin and I have never seen an on-the-fly button like that on any other vB based forum.

    Threads can be sorted as such, but not posts within a thread, that is set behind the scenes, forum-wide.

    But I could be wrong, the nerdier nerds will chime in later, I'm sure.
    Erik
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    AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,012 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2007
    Take a lookat You! in the bar above. Then click Edit Options and scroll
    down to Thread Display Options and look at the drop selection next to
    Thread Display Mode    . I see linear -oldest first and linear - newest first.
    That what you looking for?
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
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    chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2007
    Thanks Allen
    The control panel lets you set the order globally but I was looking for a way to do it instantly with a single click on a thread by thread basis.

    Chuck Cannova
    http://chuckinsocal.SmugMug.com
    Chuck Cannova
    www.socalimages.com
    Artistically & Creatively Challenged
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    ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2007
    chuckinsocal wrote:
    The control panel lets you set the order globally but I was looking for a way to do it instantly with a single click on a thread by thread basis.

    Chuck Cannova
    http://chuckinsocal.SmugMug.com
    Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, this is out of our control as we just use what we can get from VB. Maybe in a future version?
    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
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    chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2007
    Oh Well ...
    ... I guess it is what it is and we'll just have to live with it.

    Thanks to all for your responses.

    Chuck Cannova
    http://chuckinsocal.smugmug.com
    Chuck Cannova
    www.socalimages.com
    Artistically & Creatively Challenged
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    BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2007
    Does the "View First Unread" button in the upper left (under You!) typically meet your need? I use it all the time. Plus if you do a New Stuff find and click (mouse button no shutter) on the arrow to the left of the Topic Title you can go straight to the new posts.

    HTH
    -=Bradford

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    colourboxcolourbox Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2007
    I like the default display, and if I want to see the newest post, I just hit the End key and boom, I'm there.

    (Laptop users may need to also press a function key to enable the End key.)
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    BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2008
    colourbox wrote:
    I like the default display, and if I want to see the newest post, I just hit the End key and boom, I'm there.
    I also like it like that, and if I scroll through from the beginning, you can see what other folks have said, in the order that they were said.
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