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Posted by johnsmith12345 on January 18, 2005, at 19:44:19
Read a newsgroup post, this one for instance:
See how you can view all the posts at once? And just read them one after the other. This is how dr-bob should be. No clicking to change between posts, when looking at a big thread this takes an enormous amount of clicking.
Posted by alexandra_k on January 18, 2005, at 20:01:25
In reply to See google groups? Make viewing posts like that., posted by johnsmith12345 on January 18, 2005, at 19:44:19
You know about the split screen function right?
That kind of allows one to do that...
Posted by AuntieMel on January 19, 2005, at 13:58:41
In reply to See google groups? Make viewing posts like that., posted by johnsmith12345 on January 18, 2005, at 19:44:19
One of the reason I *don't* go to other sites is that I have problems with lists like that.
I really like the way it's done here, one at a time. But 'next' and 'previous' buttons on a thread would be handy.
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 19, 2005, at 14:34:28
In reply to Re: Only if optional, please » johnsmith12345, posted by AuntieMel on January 19, 2005, at 13:58:41
> You know about the split screen function right?
> That kind of allows one to do that...Seen here first! :-)
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#frames
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> I really like the way it's done here, one at a time.
There is, however, a way to view all the posts at once:
http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/extras.pl
I don't think doing it by default the other way would be practical here, where there are threads that consist of thousands of posts...
> But 'next' and 'previous' buttons on a thread would be handy.
>
> AuntieMelThey're already on my list...
Bob
Posted by AuntieMel on January 19, 2005, at 16:17:13
In reply to Re: view all the posts at once, posted by Dr. Bob on January 19, 2005, at 14:34:28
thanks. that was just a gentle nudge.
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 20, 2005, at 9:45:12
In reply to Re: next and previous » Dr. Bob, posted by AuntieMel on January 19, 2005, at 16:17:13
Posted by johnsmith12345 on January 25, 2005, at 14:52:15
In reply to Re: view all the posts at once, posted by Dr. Bob on January 19, 2005, at 14:34:28
The frames option does not work like google groups, unless there is something wrong with my browser. What is appears to do is let you see both the thread titles and the individual posts at once. But not multiple posts.
For super long threads, google divides them into pages.
It just seems that 99% of the time I am reading more than one, if not all posts in a thread. If I could just read them all (or at least more than one) on one page there would be a lot less clicking and scrolling involved. Next and previous buttons would be a nice compromise though.
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 26, 2005, at 0:51:12
In reply to Re: view all the posts at once, posted by johnsmith12345 on January 25, 2005, at 14:52:15
> For super long threads, google divides them into pages.
That's how "view all" does it, too...
> It just seems that 99% of the time I am reading more than one, if not all posts in a thread. If I could just read them all (or at least more than one) on one page there would be a lot less clicking and scrolling involved. Next and previous buttons would be a nice compromise though.
I suppose the best thing would be to offer a choice. But first I'll work on the buttons. :-)
Bob
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