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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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is there anyway to make this button/link work a bit better?
most other sites won't care if i close my browser and then reopen it later.
when i use the "new posts" button on mt.net, it shows me all new posts since my last visit, but nothing before my last visit.
so for example, if i don't open the random pic thread for three days, ideally i'd like the little blue arrow to take me to the posts from three days ago, not from my last visit (in this example, let's say this was 6 hours ago)

i don't think i'm explaining this very well.
i've talked to aaronc7 and cpolly69 about this since we were all on previous forums together.

fyi, the link i'm talking about is this - https://www.miataturbo.net/search.php?do=getnew

as an alternative, this link sort of works, but doesn't give me the blue arrow to take me to the oldest new-to-me post - https://www.miataturbo.net/search.php?do=getdaily
Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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So you want it to show Unread posts... not New posts.

So you are asking for a new button?
Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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if you want to think about it that way, sure.
all other sites i visit that have a "new posts" button function as an "unread posts" button.
Old Aug 26, 2011 | 07:09 AM
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Several other sites I visit do function in this manner and I kind of wish it was changed as well. I didn't really understand the whole difference until Philly explained it. I just thought the new posts button had something wrong with it. Seemed like sometimes I was getting all the new posts and other times Im getting just a few of them.....
Old Aug 27, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Unread posts indeed would be nice especially if it can be made default setting for the user cp>subscribed posts.
Old Aug 27, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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I like seeing the new posts myself. I don't really care to revisit most of the threads I've seen in the past. Maybe two buttonz?
Old Aug 27, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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A few sites Im on I use that button exclusively.
Old Aug 27, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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(zack morris's phone)

I think I can make unread show up after new posts when you hit button.
Old Aug 27, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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Any luck with unread-subscribed also so the ones in the user cp cant disappear if the browser crashes/**** pops up and overwrites MT... You know common IE crap...?
Old Aug 27, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by icantthink4155
A few sites Im on I use that button exclusively.
yeah...exactly.

Originally Posted by Braineack
(zack morris's phone)

I think I can make unread show up after new posts when you hit button.
that'd be great!
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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+1 would like this as well. sometimes i hit new posts then accidently close the window or something, come back a few mins later and only like 2 posts show up when i click new posts
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:18 PM
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just been too lazy to implement.

it'll happen. Basically the mod is that all your new posts will still show up when you click the button, but once you get through them, any unread post will show up as well.
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:31 PM
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awesome!
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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thank you
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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try it now.
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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looks good. though when i clicked on the blue arrow for this thread, it brought me to the first post.
did you clear the board's cache in doing this mod?
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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yeah probably did.
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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ok, nonetheless thank you sir!
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Holy ****. In spite of visiting here at lunch, I log on to find 18 pages of unread posts.
Old Aug 31, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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it'll clear after 10 days. that's the plan at least.



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