Cellar's user interface -Bugs -Info -Suggestions

skysidhe · 04-11-2006, 05:54 PM

Needs expanded FAQ section. I have to figure things out by trial and error.

Search function: I search things like 'upclose photos' I and still not find that thread.

BUT overall the user interface is wonderful with so many user friendly functions.

04-11-2006, 07:19 PM

I didn't know there was such a thing as "up close photos" here, Are you thinking of "image of the day"?

jinx · 04-11-2006, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skysidhe

Search function: I search things like 'upclose photos' I and still not find that thread.

Click "search", then "advanced search". Type "close ups" into window and choose "search titles only".

dar512 · 04-12-2006, 09:17 AM

I'd really like a "mark thread as read" button.

JayMcGee · 04-18-2006, 07:05 PM

The average Cellar thread gets pretty long.. often into double figures for the page count. On one of the other forums I use, clicking on a thread 'jumps' you straight into the thread at your last viewed poilnt, rather than at the top of the thread.....

Would it be possible to implement that here?

Undertoad · 04-18-2006, 07:11 PM

The "New Posts" search does that, and gives an icon you can use to hit the posts you haven't seen.

The reason that doesn't happen at thread-view level is because it requires a database lookup on each thread - and reducing the number of lookups on a single page is one way to improve performance.

JayMcGee · 04-18-2006, 07:35 PM

thanks, UT.

Happy Monkey · 04-18-2006, 09:44 PM

I think the icon is there even in the normal view, isn't it?

Undertoad · 04-18-2006, 10:00 PM

Is it?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-18-2006, 10:52 PM

Sure, every time I come to the Cellar, there is a checkmark next to any thread title that has had any activity since I left. Click that checkmark and it takes me to the first post in that thread I haven't seen. Always.

zippyt · 04-18-2006, 11:13 PM

Yeppers same here , it helps me keep up with whats going on currently here .

Undertoad · 04-19-2006, 07:07 AM

Well that's very weird because I don't have that. I must have turned it off somewhere for me.

Flint · 04-19-2006, 10:09 AM

I had been wishing there was a feature like that, a "new activity indicator" on the board itself.

Happy Monkey · 04-19-2006, 10:30 AM

Well, if you're adamant about not using the "New Posts" option, you can just check the icons. If the forum has this icon:

, then it has new posts. If it has this icon:

then it has none.

Flint · 04-19-2006, 10:44 AM

Sorry, I meant within the board itself, on each thread.

04-11-2006, 05:54 PM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Cellar's user interface -Bugs -Info -Suggestions Needs expanded FAQ section. I have to figure things out by trial and error. Search function: I search things like 'upclose photos' I and still not find that thread. BUT overall the user interface is wonderful with so many user friendly functions. Last edited by skysidhe; 04-11-2006 at 06:26 PM.

04-12-2006, 09:17 AM	#4
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I'd really like a "mark thread as read" button. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

04-18-2006, 07:05 PM	#5
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	The average Cellar thread gets pretty long.. often into double figures for the page count. On one of the other forums I use, clicking on a thread 'jumps' you straight into the thread at your last viewed poilnt, rather than at the top of the thread..... Would it be possible to implement that here? __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

04-18-2006, 07:35 PM	#7
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	thanks, UT. __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

04-18-2006, 09:44 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I think the icon is there even in the normal view, isn't it? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-11-2006, 07:19 PM	#2
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	I didn't know there was such a thing as "up close photos" here, Are you thinking of "image of the day"?

04-18-2006, 07:11 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The "New Posts" search does that, and gives an icon you can use to hit the posts you haven't seen. The reason that doesn't happen at thread-view level is because it requires a database lookup on each thread - and reducing the number of lookups on a single page is one way to improve performance.

04-18-2006, 10:00 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Is it?

04-18-2006, 10:52 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sure, every time I come to the Cellar, there is a checkmark next to any thread title that has had any activity since I left. Click that checkmark and it takes me to the first post in that thread I haven't seen. Always. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-18-2006, 11:13 PM	#11
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Yeppers same here , it helps me keep up with whats going on currently here . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-19-2006, 07:07 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well that's very weird because I don't have that. I must have turned it off somewhere for me.

04-19-2006, 10:09 AM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I had been wishing there was a feature like that, a "new activity indicator" on the board itself. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-19-2006, 10:30 AM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Well, if you're adamant about not using the "New Posts" option, you can just check the icons. If the forum has this icon: , then it has new posts. If it has this icon: then it has none. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-19-2006, 10:44 AM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Sorry, I meant within the board itself, on each thread. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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