Two useful features that disappeared in the new HB

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LaDan
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#1: Post by LaDan »

Hi Dan,

We used to have the option to click on a post as "unread". It is useful when there are a few pages ahead and I want to stop at this point, but still want to get back to read that thread from the last unread post - by clicking the yellow rectangle at start of the thread name. Now there is no way to do this?

That's a shame, because what it means to me is that I give up an that thread and a bunch of posts in the middle since it will be too much to re-read posts and try to guess where I stopped last time.

The second feature is the "subscribe" or automatically subscribe after posting in a thread, that will produce an email notification. Now we have that notification tab with old notifications that I can even delete.

It will be very productive to have these features back. If at all possible.

Thanks,
Dan

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#2: Post by LaDan (original poster) »

OK, I noticed how to get emails notifications.

Everything else still stands.

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#3: Post by HB »

The mark unread feature was not a part of the phpBB base, but a modification that hasn't been ported to the new version. The author has said he has no plans to port it and asked for volunteers.
Dan Kehn

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#4: Post by [creative nickname] »

Bummer. I also miss that feature.
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LaDan (original poster)
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#5: Post by LaDan (original poster) »

Dan, maybe you could put a post number on each post? This is the only forum that I know without one. At least we could have "some" indication where we are in the thread before leaving it.

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#6: Post by HB »

LaDan wrote:Dan, maybe you could put a post number on each post?
Sounds like a good idea, done.
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#7: Post by LaDan (original poster) »

Nice! Thanks!