Freebird Posted August 18, 2016 Share #1 Posted August 18, 2016 OK...I fully expect to get some complaints about this but I don't know of another way to compromise and please everybody. A good while back, I turned off the option of letting you choose how you want the posts within a thread to be displayed. There are three options available. Linear, Threaded, Hybrid. It seems that the most popular way is "Linear" and that is how it has been set for some time now. Some people really hate it though and prefer the threaded or hybrid displays. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can go to "settings" at the very upper right and then to "general settings" and look at "thread display mode". I had it set so that you could NOT change it from linear and though most seem ok with that, some prefer the other ways. Therefore, I have turned it back on so that you have a choice. I remember turning it off because it caused some issues but I can't remember what it was. I THINK though that it was due to the "quick reply" feature. The way to solve that problem is to require a "click" to reply to a thread so that is how I have set it now. That means that you won't see a reply box at the end of a thread until you click on the "reply to thread" button. Here is the technical explanation of why that is necessary. If you enable Quick Reply, a box will appear on the showthread.php page allowing users to reply to the current thread without needing to load the full newreply.php page. When Quick Reply is enabled, you may specify whether or not users must click the Quick Reply icon in order to start typing in the Quick Reply editor. If you choose not to require a click, the system will not know to which post a user is replying, making both the threaded and hybrid display modes nonsensical. We strongly recommend that you set the option to require a click if you use Quick Reply and have Threaded Mode available on your forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeye Posted August 18, 2016 Share #2 Posted August 18, 2016 I'm leaving mine just like it is-seems to work just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted August 18, 2016 Share #3 Posted August 18, 2016 I guess it ain't all that hard to do that one extra click. I am sure that even us old farts can muddle our way thru this one. Thanks Don for all that you do to keep all of us ungrateful pot stirrers and even some pot lickers happy. I know it is a thankless job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted August 18, 2016 Share #4 Posted August 18, 2016 Yah!! Already found out the hard way things changed! Kinda figured it out before reading this thread, but I needed to reply with quote anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted August 18, 2016 Share #5 Posted August 18, 2016 I also just now see a "Send PM" icon which I've not seen before ... has it been there for a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted August 18, 2016 Share #6 Posted August 18, 2016 HEY!! Change??? Well not too bad I guess. Maybe I can still learn something although my head is full of so much valuable Knowledge it is hard to find room for more!! :backinmyday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted August 18, 2016 Share #7 Posted August 18, 2016 Speaking of PM's, there's a change in there to!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted August 18, 2016 Oh yea...there may have been a few changes to the PM system also. Forgot to mention that. One thing is that you can now send an attachment in a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyper316 Posted August 18, 2016 Share #9 Posted August 18, 2016 yeh that send pm thing there i dont remember seeing that before. I have only sent a few and replied so I probably wont even notice those changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeye Posted August 18, 2016 Share #10 Posted August 18, 2016 All great changes. Thanks boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted August 18, 2016 Share #11 Posted August 18, 2016 If it is now necessary to click to use the quick reply form why not just do away with it and go straight to advanced? In any case, I've never been able to understand the value of the quick reply form which seems kinda pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted August 18, 2016 Share #12 Posted August 18, 2016 If it is now necessary to click to use the quick reply form why not just do away with it and go straight to advanced? In any case, I've never been able to understand the value of the quick reply form which seems kinda pointless. "quick" as it was before the change had the box visible so you could "quickly" type and send a response. Having it so you need to click to open the "quick reply" box does seem pointless ... might as well just open the "advanced" window by default instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted August 18, 2016 Share #13 Posted August 18, 2016 I agree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Posted August 18, 2016 Share #14 Posted August 18, 2016 As a troglodyte Luddite all I can say is HUH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted August 18, 2016 Share #15 Posted August 18, 2016 As a troglodyte Luddite all I can say is HUH? Thanks for causing me to improve my vocabulary .... I'm sure I'll remember and use those terms long into the future.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share #16 Posted August 18, 2016 OK...I agree also. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted August 18, 2016 Share #17 Posted August 18, 2016 You da man............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted August 18, 2016 Share #18 Posted August 18, 2016 You da man............. he's more than that ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill1 Posted August 18, 2016 Share #19 Posted August 18, 2016 I have embraced change once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperhawk Posted August 19, 2016 Share #20 Posted August 19, 2016 HEY!! Change??? Well not too bad I guess. Maybe I can still learn something although my head is full of so much valuable Knowledge it is hard to find room for more!! :backinmyday: I thought it was full of Mountaineer Moonshine, not knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmac6075 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #21 Posted August 19, 2016 Meh.....not going to impact me. I'll adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted August 19, 2016 Share #22 Posted August 19, 2016 "quick" as it was before the change had the box visible so you could "quickly" type and send a response. Having it so you need to click to open the "quick reply" box does seem pointless ... might as well just open the "advanced" window by default instead.Didn't I just say that? Hmmm... does that mean you are agreeing with me? Huh... well I never.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted August 19, 2016 Share #23 Posted August 19, 2016 I thought it was full of Mountaineer Moonshine, not knowledge You cain't pack all that stuff in there without something to preserve it!! It'll last Forever or til the fire whichever comes first!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted August 19, 2016 Share #24 Posted August 19, 2016 I liked that quick reply thing way to go. Just type your reply, click reply, and one click to get back to where I was before, now I got more clicks to do and just when I gots me a new computrt thing,, man all this learnin and I'm running out of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted August 19, 2016 Share #25 Posted August 19, 2016 For some reason I am now getting a PM announcing that someone has replied to or quoted a post of mine. That seems to be a lot on the excessive side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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