Can you do that on the new forum?
If not, why not, if you can, how?
If not, why not, if you can, how?
Why doesn't the New Posts page refresh automatically anymore?
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Why doesn't the New Posts page refresh automatically anymore?
press F5 on your keyboard.
Liam
Liam
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Yeah but that's not automatic is it... on the old forum, you could make it refresh automatically every 1, 5, 10 minutes, etc.
If you have a posh browser like Opera (presumably Mozilla does this too) set it to auto-refresh every minute or whatever.
Helz said:
I don't think Mozilla can do this, yet.... if anyone knows hows- plz share with me.
Opera was too hard for me to use.
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Well I dont, i have IE... surely the forum can be modded to allow this, like the old one could?
f5 won't refresh it, it'll always give you the same set of results. You need to click the 'New Posts' link for the latest:
Reason:
New Posts link runs the search engine
Search engine runs (in background) and is given a results number
Search display shows result set (results number)
Hence hitting refresh will always return the same results...
Reason:
New Posts link runs the search engine
Search engine runs (in background) and is given a results number
Search display shows result set (results number)
Hence hitting refresh will always return the same results...
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Ive just tried pressing F5 and it came up with the new posts
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Yeah it updates the posts but doesn't sort them into the order of threads with most recent posts in... but why can't it do that automatically???!
Please see these threads:
https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=14915&highlight=active+posts
and also:
https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=15275&highlight=active+posts
Hope that helps.
WR, it doesn't do a new search, just updates what you have already searched into times etc. F5 just refreshes your page, refreshing doesn't perform a new search.
https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=14915&highlight=active+posts
and also:
https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=15275&highlight=active+posts
Hope that helps.
WR, it doesn't do a new search, just updates what you have already searched into times etc. F5 just refreshes your page, refreshing doesn't perform a new search.
Purely for the reason above.
Ok, search result returns:
post 1
post 2
post 3
Refresh will only ever return those posts in that order, but WILL show the latest post by each one (which is they'll sometimes be in the wrong order).
It's basically due to this:
Get New Posts = search.php?do=getnew <-- this actually gets the search results and stores them in array X
which redirects you to:
search.php?searchid=X (where X is the post array)
So hitting F5 will only ever refresh the array, NOT get any new threads.
Ok, search result returns:
post 1
post 2
post 3
Refresh will only ever return those posts in that order, but WILL show the latest post by each one (which is they'll sometimes be in the wrong order).
It's basically due to this:
Get New Posts = search.php?do=getnew <-- this actually gets the search results and stores them in array X
which redirects you to:
search.php?searchid=X (where X is the post array)
So hitting F5 will only ever refresh the array, NOT get any new threads.
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Ok cheers
:idea: I'll shut up now
:idea: I'll shut up now
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Clear as mud.
I don't use the new posts thing, I just got into each section as I please, if I have minimised FF and have went surfing in another window I'd press F5 or click on "forum" on my return to show who's just posted.
This works ok for me as I rarely stray from the General and Cinq section.
Liam
This works ok for me as I rarely stray from the General and Cinq section.
Liam
Same here Liam the active topics thing is no good for me because I only look at Punto/Uno/Leisure Lounge plus Tempra and Ebay if I'm bored.
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I use New Posts all the time - BUT it sometimes times out, so if I am away from the machine for any great length of time, I click on active users.
Obviously, not a major problem NOW that Ben has made New Posts with date options.
- BUT it sometimes times out, so if I am away from the machine for any great length of time, I click on active users.Obviously, not a major problem NOW that Ben has made New Posts with date options.
