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M8TJT
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 3:05 pm    Post subject: Today's Posts Button Reply with quote

In the 'Forums' drop down, we have Index, New Posts, Your Posts and Unanswered posts etc. I always use the 'New Posts' option, but sometimes this 'lets me down' and comes up with an empty list. How about having a 'Today's Posts' option Very Happy . C'mon MaFt, you know it makes sense Wink
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

+1 Yes please!
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use the view posts since last visit on the forum index page and then once loaded bookmark the page so that I always start with the newest posts. If you had a todays posts button then you might miss something if you left at 10pm and did not log on again till lunchtime the next day
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M8TJT
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Today's Posts Button Reply with quote

M8TJT wrote:
I always use the 'New Posts' option, but sometimes this 'lets me down' and comes up with an empty list.
And I use it from a shortcut. I appreciate that a 'Today's Posts' might miss some, but probably not as many as New Posts does when it misfires by aparently thinking you have just visited. I suspect that the option that you suggest would possibly do the same. The idea of Today's Posts was to do away with whatever records your last visit time, and just does the filter by today's date.
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry
never had the empty list problem
just came back and had three new posts including this one
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As in my job "today" can be defined in several ways. May I suggest that what is really meant here is "updated within the last 24 hours".

Another forum I visit calls this "Active topics".

I've had the empty list several times.

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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my simple mind 'Today' is Saturday. It runs from 00:00 to 23:59 (to the nearest minuit). Having said that, threads updated during the last 24 hours is an even better idea than 'Today' (taking my definition of 'today').
Problem here is that MaFt doesn't seem to want to bite on this particular worm (the wiggly kind on a hook, that is)
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tend to find that the Empty List is usually "self generated" e.g. if I've got a thread open and refresh it to see any new posts, then return to the New Posts list & refresh that - I've just visited, so no new posts!! Easily avoided, although no less annoying when you do it - "Oh no, not again" Embarassed
However, the Empty List also occurs if you lose your Internet connection while the page is loading! Gun Shoot Out

Embarassed Edited to add:

Yes, I would find a "Last 24 hours" button very useful!
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

before you all get too excited, i don't think this is something that can be done with this version of he forum software.

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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MaFt wrote:
i don't think this is something that can be done with this version of he forum software.


MikeB answered an identical question a couple of years ago with the same answer so I guess it's not possible with this version of forum software - Mike
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My vote/request would have been "posts since [date inserted by me]". All too often these days since I became a modern person with iPhone and iPad both picking up emails on the hoof, I find myself going to look at a link, then closing down. Logs that as my last visit and I've missed all since last visit that I would have seen if I'd had time to look whilst on a quick break.
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But MaFt, miracles only take a little longer Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn, just done it again, checking whether there were any replies to this thread! Laughing

The search page suggests it should be possible by setting "Search for Keywords:"=* and "Search previous:"=1 Day, but, for me,this often returns an error if there have been too many posts. At the moment (10:52) the last post it shows is "Sun May 20, 2012 0:43 Guivre46 in TomTom High Speed Multi-Charger Reviewed" are there any more recent posts?
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That seems to work! The search results have been updated to include the post above!

Also, I've just searched over the last 6 months and the page hasn't returned an error! I wonder if there has been a coding change?
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 2:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just tried that. I just get the hourglass for a long time then a page full of gobeldy gook. It's obviously possible though???
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