Suppress Resolved Threads

[Dave Sell]

I would like to suppress resolved threads so I can focus on the unresolved ones as I tend to scan the forums for ways to help. It would be easier if I could turn them on/off easily. Is there already a way that I don't know about?

P.S. I liked rhino's [Resolved] button idea.

Dave

[dglienna]

I'd like the New Posts button to show the threads since your last visit, rather than the past two hours, or whatever it is.

[MartinLiss]

I would like to suppress resolved threads so I can focus on the unresolved ones as I tend to scan the forums for ways to help. It would be easier if I could turn them on/off easily. Is there already a way that I don't know about?

P.S. I liked rhino's [Resolved] button idea.

Dave

No, there's no way to do that.

[RhinoBull]

I would like to suppress resolved threads ...

I'd like the New Posts button ...

I would like to have "Threads with zero replies" button...


but afraid none of the above would ever happen.

[si_the_geek]

I'd like the New Posts button to show the threads since your last visit, rather than the past two hours, or whatever it is.

That is the way it works already - as long as you have either logged out, or given enough time (15 minutes I think) for the site to assume that you are no longer connected.

[si_the_geek]

I would like to have "Threads with zero replies" button...

I know it isn't quite the same, but you can do this yourself with the advanced search (you can set min/max replies).

[dglienna]

I guess I'd have to log out and log back in. I just jump to another tab. Although, I've shut down and then come back to find "No New Posts" so i'm not sure.

[si_the_geek]

In that case, I'd assume that either:

• (unlikely!) restarting took 15 minutes, in which time nobody posted, or:
• or your browser automatically logs you out when you close it - which would happen if you don't use cookies.

[Dave Sell]

I would like to have "Threads with zero replies"

Me too. As I recall, back in the nineties, codeguru used to have this.

[dglienna]

I went out to eat dinner, and closed down (standby) after closing all apps. I came back and logged on, and found no new posts, but there were ones that I hadn't seen (like this one). True, it's been slow, but unless the threads were too new for the New Posts to calculate, then something didn't work. I have cookies enabled.

[visualAd]

I went out to eat dinner, and closed down (standby) after closing all apps. I came back and logged on, and found no new posts, but there were ones that I hadn't seen (like this one). True, it's been slow, but unless the threads were too new for the New Posts to calculate, then something didn't work. I have cookies enabled.

You have to actually log out. A user effectivly stays online for about 20mins after yoour last use. Any new posts since then don't get included.

[Hack]

If you logout, delete all cookies, and log back in again, you will get a quicker refresh.

[RhinoBull]

I know it isn't quite the same, but you can do this yourself with the advanced search (you can set min/max replies).

That's why "I'd like to have a button"... search is very inconvenient and cumbersome too.

[RhinoBull]

If you logout, delete all cookies, and log back in again, you will get a quicker refresh.

Yea but you will loose all of your VBF settings - I wouldn't want to do that every time I turn on my machine as I rarely logout.

[penagate]

Yea but you will loose all of your VBF settings - I wouldn't want to do that every time I turn on my machine as I rarely logout.

The settings are stored in the DB

The cookie is just a session cookie to auto-log you back in. Nothing more.

[brad jones]

Just a thought on the search / zero responses idea...

Save the URL for the search query you create and drag it to your browsers toolbars. That will give you a button on your browser...

[dglienna]

Won't that bring back the same search that was done before? I've refreshed a search page, and not gotten any new posts, unless I clicked the Search button again, which gives it a new number.

[RhinoBull]

The settings are stored in the DB

The cookie is just a session cookie to auto-log you back in. Nothing more.

Not really - I'm not refering to settings that you'd do using User CP. Page settings are stored locally so when you delete cockies they are all gone. BTW, user name and password will be gone as well.

[si_the_geek]

I think you are right David, if you copy the URL (with the SearchID) then it is limited to the time that you created the search - and I think it will also disappear from the system at some point too.

After a bit of a play around with the search screen, I can tell you that the URL to search for threads with 0 replies (for the last 2 days - otherwise there's too many!) is this:

http://www.vbforums.com/search.php?do=process&searchdate=2&beforeafter=after&replyless=1&replylimit=0


I'm sure you can amend this to suit your needs.

[Static]

Hey.. not to worry folks .. this feature is in my new webbrowser

It can:

Highlight posts you've replied to (in a choice of 5 colors)
Highlight posts you've started (in a choice of 5 colors)
Hide Resolved Posts

working on Highlighting New posts...
Or.. I could make it hide all but 0 replies???

hmmm

it also shows you who is logged in (dependant on page...)
-Meaning if u are on the main page.. grabs the list from the bottom
-On a forum page... also grabs list...
-on a thread page... shows all posters.. but enables the people currently online

it has a dropdown "quick jump" to any forum...
it has a user dependant thread tools button
-meaning if u didnt start the thread u cant click the Mark resolved

Search button.. (just jumps to the search page)
-Planning on making it remember your last search
and a code window for typing and formatting code for posts.

Images of the highlight/hide are attached.

I actually made a browser like this a long time ago... never finished it

I also may change this to just hook into IE instead of having it its own browser... down know yet..

[penagate]

That looks like a sweet idea!

Fancy making a Firefox extension? You'd need to know a bit of JS, and a few Fx internals.. but it would outclass an IE hook by miles

Edit: Maybe it could be incorporated into the Cander/NoteMe et. al. extension.

[Static]

I am very weak in my JS, and dont have a clue about FX internals... but the coding is really quite easy..

[NoteMe]

That could actualy work. Shouldn't be too hard either. Except it might break every time we upgrade though. The only problem I can see for it beeing in our extenison, is that it won't work at other forums too. This is more of a vBulletin extension then VBF extension at the moment.


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[Static]

now thats a good question....

DO I make an app that hooks in?? or should a stick with the entire browser

anyone know how to make an explorer bar?

[NoteMe]

I am very weak in my JS, and dont have a clue about FX internals... but the coding is really quite easy..

you don't have to know much about Fx, only JS, and then Fx use XUL to connect it to the browser. It is not many lines of XUL you need to add it to the browser. But it depends on how and where in the browser you want the extension though. Should probably be an on/off "button" somewhere....



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[penagate]

This is more of a vBulletin extension then VBF extension at the moment.


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Would work on other vBulletin's though wouldn't it?

Well, the 3.0.x branch at least...

[NoteMe]

Would work on other vBulletin's though wouldn't it?

Well, the 3.0.x branch at least...

But how many other vBulleting in % do use the Resolved thingy.. Sorry for not beeing clear in my comment..

[penagate]

Oh. Uh. I got muddled between this and something to do with New posts...

Codeguru?

[NoteMe]

I knew you would say that...thats why I wrote %....



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