Aside from the minor color and formatting changes, there are a couple of new features for you to use.
First, the QuickLinks for long threads. When you are in a forum index page, listing the threads, you will now see 'QuickLinks' next to the subject on threads with more messages than your maximum per page (which you can set in your display preferences under 'Edit Profile'). The new default number of messages per page in flat mode is 25. You can set this higher or lower. For those of you with high-speed access, you might want to display more, while slower connections will load the pages faster if you set the number to 25 or less.
What this feature basically does is it allows you to view the last page in a thread first, instead of the first. So, in those l-o-n-g threads, like 'L4310 Enhancements', you can go directly to the most recent page (the last since messages are sorted from oldest-newest) and view the most recent messages first. As I mentioned, this means that the pages in long threads will load much faster since you won't be viewing as many messages.
For an example of this feature, see the attached image. The highlighted text/links are what you click.
The other features we added are 1) the option to sort the forum index pages by the number of message views and replies. So, now you can view by most popular, or highest viewed messages in addition to by date, poster, and subject. The bug with the sorting by replies has been fixed. 2) Message # tracking in flat and threaded mode. Now, each message is tagged with a number after the subject. So, in flat mode, you can follow the discussion easier, without having to switch to threaded mode to view the 'progress' of a thread (as in who replied to who).
Also, the FAQ, and forum instructions will be modified soon, to be included in a 'New Users' Getting Started Guide'... which I'm sure we'll all have to refer back to from time to time. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Future updates/new features are already in progress. The popular 'new messages since last login', optional reverse message listing (newset-oldest), e-mail notification of every post in the forums you select, and other features you have suggested over the past few months, will be implemented. Don't worrry, we didn't forget.
First, the QuickLinks for long threads. When you are in a forum index page, listing the threads, you will now see 'QuickLinks' next to the subject on threads with more messages than your maximum per page (which you can set in your display preferences under 'Edit Profile'). The new default number of messages per page in flat mode is 25. You can set this higher or lower. For those of you with high-speed access, you might want to display more, while slower connections will load the pages faster if you set the number to 25 or less.
What this feature basically does is it allows you to view the last page in a thread first, instead of the first. So, in those l-o-n-g threads, like 'L4310 Enhancements', you can go directly to the most recent page (the last since messages are sorted from oldest-newest) and view the most recent messages first. As I mentioned, this means that the pages in long threads will load much faster since you won't be viewing as many messages.
For an example of this feature, see the attached image. The highlighted text/links are what you click.
The other features we added are 1) the option to sort the forum index pages by the number of message views and replies. So, now you can view by most popular, or highest viewed messages in addition to by date, poster, and subject. The bug with the sorting by replies has been fixed. 2) Message # tracking in flat and threaded mode. Now, each message is tagged with a number after the subject. So, in flat mode, you can follow the discussion easier, without having to switch to threaded mode to view the 'progress' of a thread (as in who replied to who).
Also, the FAQ, and forum instructions will be modified soon, to be included in a 'New Users' Getting Started Guide'... which I'm sure we'll all have to refer back to from time to time. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Future updates/new features are already in progress. The popular 'new messages since last login', optional reverse message listing (newset-oldest), e-mail notification of every post in the forums you select, and other features you have suggested over the past few months, will be implemented. Don't worrry, we didn't forget.
