LarryL
02-14-2009, 09:14 AM
Have any of you noticed how difficult it's become to manuever in a thread now with this Forum's redesigned format? :(
Previously, in a thread with many responses, I could just scroll down the page and read the responses in chronological order - with the most recent ones farthest down on the page. Or, in a thread with very many responses, I could skip over to the last page, say page 2 or 3, and just read the latest responses. In this new format I can't do that any more. There's only one long page and you might not be able to find the latest responses by scrolling down the page. What you'll have to do is follow what I call the "Message Tree" and look at the sequence of messages. There may be messages buried in the Tree that only can be found by clicking on
"More replies below current depth."
You will have to open all of these "More replies below current depth" to find the most current responses. In many cases the most current responses can be buried high up on the Message Tree in this new format.
I guess that the new format designer's intention was to make the messages appear in a logical order: for example, if USMCpop responded 2 weeks later to a message posted by Hotfoot, Pop's message would appear right under Hotfoot's. And, you might have to click on "More replies below current depth" to find Pop's message. No matter that two dozen or more messages were posted in the 2 week interim period. Pop's message would be above all of them, buried in there somewhere. :(
To find the new messages now, I guess one will have to click on "New Posts" because I feel that the longer threads are all scrambled up. Progress isn't always for the best!
LarryL
Previously, in a thread with many responses, I could just scroll down the page and read the responses in chronological order - with the most recent ones farthest down on the page. Or, in a thread with very many responses, I could skip over to the last page, say page 2 or 3, and just read the latest responses. In this new format I can't do that any more. There's only one long page and you might not be able to find the latest responses by scrolling down the page. What you'll have to do is follow what I call the "Message Tree" and look at the sequence of messages. There may be messages buried in the Tree that only can be found by clicking on
"More replies below current depth."
You will have to open all of these "More replies below current depth" to find the most current responses. In many cases the most current responses can be buried high up on the Message Tree in this new format.
I guess that the new format designer's intention was to make the messages appear in a logical order: for example, if USMCpop responded 2 weeks later to a message posted by Hotfoot, Pop's message would appear right under Hotfoot's. And, you might have to click on "More replies below current depth" to find Pop's message. No matter that two dozen or more messages were posted in the 2 week interim period. Pop's message would be above all of them, buried in there somewhere. :(
To find the new messages now, I guess one will have to click on "New Posts" because I feel that the longer threads are all scrambled up. Progress isn't always for the best!
LarryL