Search This forum inside of a topic?

Is it possible to get the search this forum column inside all topics? I find it kind of annoying when I see something interesting and I feel like researching but have to go back etc etc..It isnt some huge "Hack" so is it possible? Does anyone else get bugged by it?

I thought it was in all forums, or have I mis-understood?

No it is, but when I am inside of a topic the menu bar dissapears. Its quite annoying to go back while posting and lose my info..

Can you explain what you mean "search this forum column inside all topics"?

I think Remix means the "Search This Forum" menu, he wants on the showthread.php page as well as forumdisplay.php

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Originally Posted by penagate

I think Remix means the "Search This Forum" menu, he wants on the showthread.php page as well as forumdisplay.php

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Exactly! Let me take a picture of how Id like it

Good Idea :)

Thankyou, I hope some higher up people agree too :)

Marty, Brad??

It is a nice idea ;)

Thanks, but we dont matter :S

As you may already be aware after the weekend, there is other work currently going on for the people who would do this kind of thing.

Adding new features (or even working out exactly what is involved) is not their top priority at the moment I'm afraid.

Give it more time, and I'm sure you'll get an answer.

Does any other person have any thoughts on this? 5 days I think is enough for a few lines of text..

And months later I still have the same question..

It's not how long it would take to do, instead, as always, it is the maintenance involved in redoing hacks when the software is reloaded. We try to keep the number of hacks to an absolute minimum and only add them when there is a broad need for them such as in the cases of the vbcode tags and the Mark Thread Resolved button.

I dont think it would take long at all..Look, I just used the code on the forums already to create it.

Code:

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<tr>
        <td class="tcat" width="100%">
                <div class="smallfont">
               
                &nbsp;
                </div>
        </td>
        <td style="cursor: pointer;" class="vbmenu_control" id="threadtools">
                <a href="#goto_threadtools">Thread Tools</a>

                <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadtools"); </script><img src="images/misc/menu_open.gif" alt="" border="0">
        </td>
       
                <td style="cursor: pointer;" class="vbmenu_control" id="threadsearch">
                        <a href="#goto_threadsearch">Search this Thread</a>
                        <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadsearch"); </script><img src="images/misc/menu_open.gif" alt="" border="0">
                </td>
       
       
                <td style="cursor: pointer;" class="vbmenu_control" id="threadrating">

                        <a href="#goto_threadrating">Rate Thread</a>
                        <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadrating"); </script><img src="images/misc/menu_open.gif" alt="" border="0">
                </td>
       
        <td style="cursor: pointer;" class="vbmenu_control" id="displaymodes">
                <a href="#goto_displaymodes">Display Modes</a>
                <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("displaymodes"); </script><img src="images/misc/menu_open.gif" alt="" border="0">
        </td>
       
        <td style="cursor: pointer;" class="vbmenu_control" id="forumsearch">
                <a href="#goto_forumsearch">Search this Forum</a>
                <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("forumsearch"); </script><img src="images/misc/menu_open.gif" alt="" border="0">

        </td>
       
</tr>

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I really think this one shouldnt be blown off..

Remix,

I think it would be helpful also, but what you might consider is right clicking on the linking and selecting "Open link in new window" so that you never lose the search page.

Like Marty said in another thread, you are only saving one click in most cases because you can just go back to the forum and do a search. And to solve the problem of doing a search over again, do what I suggested above.

But I dont get just why not incorporate it..It is obvious other members agree to an easy feature...

Whatever it is obvious what the response is and what is going to happen. I dont know why I bother :S

Your comments and suggestions are appreciated. :)

It's just that in this case the amount of work (and future support when we upgrade the forum software) isn't approriate to the amount of benefit that the feature would give us - essentially just saving a single page load for those who would use it.

The VBCode tags, "Mark Thread Resolved", and recently added .Net version selectors (as seen in new threads in VB.Net/C# forums) are all features which affect most members to a much more noticeable degree, and as such can be justified.


If you have any more ideas, please let us know - they may not be implemented, but then again they might (as has been done with the above items).