Request for a forum feature

Hi All admins,

I am a contributer to a number of topic related forums.
While doing so, I would like to see activity on the forum by having a subforum that shows the activity as in 'active threads'.
Some other forums I work with do have that option.

In fact is is a 'Last Post on top" thread that includes (links to) referenced posts from all subfora.

Any chance to build this ?

Thomas

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www.3daybreaker.blogspot.com

Orca V4.4 rebuild to Ramps with Mk8 and E3D, as well as a Rostock Delta Mini and an OLO in backorder :-)

I second Replaces request.

I read many forums by clicking on a "new posts" link.

Roy

New features require somebody to implement them. Please post the required patches.

That said, active threads are always moved to the top, to the one with the most recent post is right the first one.

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Generation 7 Electronics	Teacup Firmware	RepRap DIY

Wish I knew how to create and post a patch. Since I don't I will continue to view the forum as I have.

Roy

I find the main Index page useless as while it shows that forums are unread, it includes all the ones I don't want to read but may have visited in the past.

Can we get the Ignore Foums module for Phorum installed, so that users can then stop getting the "new" notifications on the forums they don't want to look at??

[www.phorum.org]

BTW: This is about the 4th time I've asked for this, and a few others have said it'd be useful, and there's a module that implements it. What's the issue?

Also, there is a "Recent Messages" module, which might do what the OP is asking for:

[www.phorum.org]

I do'n know what the 'recent messages' module is.

it sounds good, but where to find it ?

Thomas

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www.3daybreaker.blogspot.com

Orca V4.4 rebuild to Ramps with Mk8 and E3D, as well as a Rostock Delta Mini and an OLO in backorder :-)

Follow the link I posted: [www.phorum.org]

(as in, those silly underlined things surrounded by []'s in my previous messages. They're links! )

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2014 05:12PM by Cefiar.

So, any news on the Ignore Forum module or Recent Messages module that I linked for Phorum being implemented on the forum?

I've provided known working code for both features for the Phorum software in use.

Or should I chalk this up as case of putting off people with an excuse, and then going silent to ignore the issue when the goods are produced?

PS: I get that people are busy. If people are busy that's fine and dandy. But all too often I see things vanish from the radar and unless someone pokes they never get used or done. Sometimes this is just due to there being so much to do, but sometimes people just actively drop things, which is just plain annoying.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/16/2014 03:25AM by Cefiar.

I still don't get it.

Do you suggest that someone devellops this based on your work ?
When I follow your link, I see discussions on the feature. I don't see the feature implemented ...

Thomas
(Not a forum developper)

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www.3daybreaker.blogspot.com

Orca V4.4 rebuild to Ramps with Mk8 and E3D, as well as a Rostock Delta Mini and an OLO in backorder :-)

The modules are right before your eyes... at the top of each discussion I see link to zipped files / modules.

As olisoft so very kindly pointed out, there are zip files at the top of each thread. Those zip files contain the latest version of the add-on(s) for Phorum that implement the features.

Replace: The work is done. It just needs the Reprap forum admins to implement. My comment so far has been that NONE of them seem willing to implement these add-ons for the Reprap Phorum installation.

Hi Cefiar,

I am willing to try to implement these features, but I have never done it before. I have access to the server, but the last time I logged in to make a few innocent changes, I ended up bringing down the entire wiki for a short period of time. For this reason I am somewhat hesitant to go mucking about on the server without proper supervision.

Please understand that many of the active admins are in a similar situation as my own: we are perfectly willing to implement new features, but lack the necessary skills. To be honest, as an "admin" my primary duties are simply deleting spam and trying to keep the peace.

Would you be willing to donate some of your time to implement this? I cannot speak for all the admins, but you can probably get server access if you just ask for it.

Alternatively, could you post instructions in this thread explaining how to install these modules that are simple enough that a willing-but-inexperienced admin such as myself could follow them?

Hi Matt!

I sort of guessed this might be the case, but given I wasn't hearing anything of the sort back, it's hard to know what was the bottleneck.

I'm happy to donate some time if required, but also equally happy to give details on installing these modules and what needs to be done.

I'll come up with a guide on what needs to be done and get back to you. Might take a few days simply due to my personal schedule.

From memory, the Recent Posts module should just be an unpack and put it in the right directory process, while the Ignore Forums module requires you also to edit the Emerald template (not hard, tho always advisable to keep a backup of the original templates, as well as the changes just in case).

BTW: Happy to move this to email if required. The email associated to this account is my personal email so feel free to ping me that way, or in a PM.

Hi,

I would like to know if there is any chance to access to this forum with tapatalk?

Thanks

SKAL

No. The number of people wanting to use this and also to implement it is zero.

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Generation 7 Electronics	Teacup Firmware	RepRap DIY

When looking at the subscribed threads:

[forums.reprap.org]

... many other forums have a "Go to first new post" button, but I don't see it here. There is only a "New" indicator, which does the same as clicking on the thread link: it takes you to the first post of the thread.

Is there a way to go to the first new/unread post?

Does anyone not know how to "Go to first new post" ?

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Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
BLOG - PHOTOS - Thingiverse

Thanks, but it does not work; it goes to the first post of the first page.

What browser are you using?

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Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
BLOG - PHOTOS - Thingiverse

Chrome

I'm using Chrome, and every single red flag that I click on brings me to the first new post in that thread. I have noticed that it is occasionally off by a post or two when an earlier post contains embedded pictures, but it never brings me to the first post in a thread unless it is a new topic.....

Hovering over the Flag, and then hovering over the Thread Title, shows the same link, which is to go to the first post of the first page.

Heck, I'd settle for something as simple as a master 'mark all forums read' button that is on every site I have seen *but* RepRap . . .

- Tim

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RRuser
Hovering over the Flag, and then hovering over the Thread Title, shows the same link, which is to go to the first post of the first page.

There should be a ",gotonewpost" at the end of the link when hovering over the red flag.
This is what does the MAGIC!

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Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
BLOG - PHOTOS - Thingiverse

Ah! When I add ",gotonewpost" to it (with a comma and not a dot) then it works!

I tried Firefox too, and same thing.

When I hover over the flag, the flag AND the Thread Title change color at the same time, and the browser thinks it is a picture (right-click will "copy image"), but there is no ,gotonewpost anywhere.

Very strange. I use Firefox and Internet Explorer and both work without any problems.
Possibly some strange security option?

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Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
BLOG - PHOTOS - Thingiverse

I found a clue. The followed topics page has the problem:
[forums.reprap.org]

But an individual forum such as Slic3r does not:
[forums.reprap.org]

... and it open properly to the first new post.