Those Little Icons On The Left

[tesco]

ok you know those icons on the right that tell you if there are new posts? well ive got a strange problem, which ive noticed has been happening for months now.

they are supposed to go another color if there is a post. but sometimes even posts i havent read the icon color changes...here is a pic:
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the green circled ones i havent looked at yet, the icon is blue or red as you can see. this is how it is supposed to be. in the red circled ones are topics that i have read; you will notice that the icon is slightly greyed out. this is also normal...

what isnt normal is that the ones circled in blue are greyed out yet i havent actually read these topics....

why is that? it works fine on all other forums but this one...

[DWk]

Scroll down on a section on the forum and find out

[sparsely]

Notice the second red circle from top...now look to the far right.


























that's my name there.

[tesco]

Originally posted by Sparsely@16 May 2004 - 00:23
Notice the second red circle from top...now look to the far right.


























that's my name there.

my name is in the first red cirlce



@dwk, this?

i know, it says that those ones that arent greyed out should be where there are new posts. but even areas where there are new posts are still being greyed out.

edit: by new posts, do they mean posts that you have not read, or new posts as in they are 1 hour old...or something to that extent...?

[DWk]

Then I have noooo idea lol. I think it's a problem with IPB. Either way, maybe ANY admin could answer this, but I doubt any is "available"

[tesco]

Originally posted by DWk@16 May 2004 - 00:30
Then I have noooo idea lol. I think it's a problem with IPB. Either way, maybe ANY admin could answer this, but I doubt any is "available"

lol thanks anyway.

maybe the admin fairy will come around tonight while im sleeping ooh i cant wait till tommorrow when i wake up, i now have 2 things on this forum to look forward too

[thewizeard]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+16 May 2004 - 05:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 16 May 2004 - 05:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DWk@16 May 2004 - 00:30
Then I have noooo idea lol. I think it&#39;s a problem with IPB. Either way, maybe ANY admin could answer this, but I doubt any is "available"

lol thanks anyway.

maybe the admin fairy will come around tonight while im sleeping ooh i cant wait till tommorrow when i wake up, i now have 2 things on this forum to look forward too [/b][/quote]
Well it does not need a fairy to tell you that....or maybe it does...

There are a number of possibilities...

1. You have already read the post.

2. Go back to number 1.

@ Seriously though, I have also noticed that after a while they do get " greyed" out so this might not be a bug, but a feature.

It could also prove that you are reading too many posts, or your are not reading the posts fast enough..... (depending on whether it is a bug or a feature.... )

[[B][O][T]]

Here&#39;s what I think, You open a lot of topics in new windows, read/reply or whatever click View New Posts. Ofcourse the one You havnt read/replied to WILL be greyed out.

This image explains a little more about the icons:


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[tesco]

Originally posted by nigel123+16 May 2004 - 06:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (nigel123 @ 16 May 2004 - 06:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@16 May 2004 - 05:33
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@16 May 2004 - 00:30
Then I have noooo idea lol. I think it&#39;s a problem with IPB. Either way, maybe ANY admin could answer this, but I doubt any is "available"

lol thanks anyway.

maybe the admin fairy will come around tonight while im sleeping ooh i cant wait till tommorrow when i wake up, i now have 2 things on this forum to look forward too

Well it does not need a fairy to tell you that....or maybe it does...

There are a number of possibilities...

1. You have already read the post.

2. Go back to number 1.

@ Seriously though, I have also noticed that after a while they do get " greyed" out so this might not be a bug, but a feature.

It could also prove that you are reading too many posts, or your are not reading the posts fast enough..... (depending on whether it is a bug or a feature.... ) [/b][/quote]
no i havent already read those posts. you see i go to bed, then in the morning in hardware world, becuase it is so slow, its got about 10 new posts. they are all fine.

i go to software world, it shows like teh first 5 as new posts, and the rest greyed out, but the last things i read were like a page back&#33;

Here&#39;s what I think, You open a lot of topics in new windows, read/reply or whatever click View New Posts. Ofcourse the one You havnt read/replied to WILL be greyed out.

thanks for the image, could have used that a long time ago but i understand it now, i have for about a month.

no i dont open a lot of topics in new windows, i actually only use one window for all my posts...what i do do though is open the forum website, see if there is anything new in hardware world, then close the window if there isnt...then 10 minutes later open it again...

[Chevy]

I find the read post function messes up sometimes too. Also, occasionaly when going to page 2 of the lounge I lose all my &#39;s when returning to page 1

Maybe something wrong with the "FSTforum_read" cookie?