Brian Hannigan
04-02-2007, 02:56 PM
One of the common complaints about message boards is that you have to click on a category, click on the thread then scroll down and find where you left off.
There are several ways to go directly to the last post of a thread or the last unread post.
1) From the main page (you can always click on the InspectionNews logo to the main page) you will see http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/statusicon/forum_new.gif Title of the Category if there is a new post.
2) To the right of that you will see the subject of the last thread posted in the last thread that was posted to (there may be several threads that have new posts but this is the last one) and the name of the person who posted it along with the time it was posted.
If you hover your mouse over the subject (Crawlspace vent fan (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-hvac-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/182-crawlspace-vent-fan-new-post.html) ) it will have a popup that says something like "Go to first unread post in thread "Crawlspace Vent Fan". Click it and go to the first unread (by you) post in that thread.
OR, if you hover your mouse over the "Plus" icon ( http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/buttons/lastpost.gif (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-hvac-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/182-crawlspace-vent-fan-post435.html#post435) ) to the right of the time stamp it will say "Go to last post". Click it and go to the Last post (not just the last unread post as in the link above.).
3) If you were to click on a Category link on the home page that indicates there is a new post (like: http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/statusicon/forum_new.gif Title of the Category) it will take you into that category where you can view all of the threads. The threads that have new posts since the last time you visited will be orange and have a plus sign to the left of them (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/buttons/firstnew.gif (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/fireplaces-chimneys-solid-fuel-burning-appliances-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/231-combustion-air-new-post.html) Combustion Air (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/fireplaces-chimneys-solid-fuel-burning-appliances-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/231-combustion-air.html) ) If you click on the orange text it will take you into that post and leave you at the top of the page then you scroll down to the post but if you were to click on the (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/buttons/firstnew.gif (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/introductions-new-members/230-well-here-we-go-new-post.html) ) it will take you directly to the first post.
There will also be orange text on the top of the first post that says " Go to first unread post". Click it and....
Play around with your new found powers and enjoy the ease of reading only the posts you haven't read before.
There are several ways to go directly to the last post of a thread or the last unread post.
1) From the main page (you can always click on the InspectionNews logo to the main page) you will see http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/statusicon/forum_new.gif Title of the Category if there is a new post.
2) To the right of that you will see the subject of the last thread posted in the last thread that was posted to (there may be several threads that have new posts but this is the last one) and the name of the person who posted it along with the time it was posted.
If you hover your mouse over the subject (Crawlspace vent fan (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-hvac-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/182-crawlspace-vent-fan-new-post.html) ) it will have a popup that says something like "Go to first unread post in thread "Crawlspace Vent Fan". Click it and go to the first unread (by you) post in that thread.
OR, if you hover your mouse over the "Plus" icon ( http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/buttons/lastpost.gif (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-hvac-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/182-crawlspace-vent-fan-post435.html#post435) ) to the right of the time stamp it will say "Go to last post". Click it and go to the Last post (not just the last unread post as in the link above.).
3) If you were to click on a Category link on the home page that indicates there is a new post (like: http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/statusicon/forum_new.gif Title of the Category) it will take you into that category where you can view all of the threads. The threads that have new posts since the last time you visited will be orange and have a plus sign to the left of them (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/buttons/firstnew.gif (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/fireplaces-chimneys-solid-fuel-burning-appliances-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/231-combustion-air-new-post.html) Combustion Air (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/fireplaces-chimneys-solid-fuel-burning-appliances-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/231-combustion-air.html) ) If you click on the orange text it will take you into that post and leave you at the top of the page then you scroll down to the post but if you were to click on the (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/images/ca_evo/buttons/firstnew.gif (http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/introductions-new-members/230-well-here-we-go-new-post.html) ) it will take you directly to the first post.
There will also be orange text on the top of the first post that says " Go to first unread post". Click it and....
Play around with your new found powers and enjoy the ease of reading only the posts you haven't read before.