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Started by JTaylor, June 08, 2013, 10:18:11 AM

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JTaylor

June 08, 2013, 10:18:11 AM
Any way to configure it so that it says if there are any new posts for a Board from the Home page? 

Jim

DAG_P6

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June 08, 2013, 10:03:43 PM
Jim, I just noticed the same thing, and I suspect the answer is yes.
David A. Gray
You are more important than any technology.

stanl

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June 09, 2013, 02:55:30 AM
I set the new forum up in FeedDemon (freeware) which handles new posts in all sub-forums and I am replying here from within FeedDemon.

JTaylor

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June 09, 2013, 11:55:16 AM
Yes.  Works well from within Outlook as well.  Just would be nice having a visual cue on the forum itself as well.   May cease to be an issue for me if the Outlook approach works well.  Nice thing going that route is I will then have a copy of everything posted to the forum.

Jim

stanl

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June 10, 2013, 03:01:38 AM
Quote from: JTaylor on June 09, 2013, 11:55:16 AM
Yes.  Works well from within Outlook as well.  Just would be nice having a visual cue on the forum itself as well.
I agree. Not an Outlook fan myself (too many lockups in my experience). I tried to add it to my Windows Live Mail feeds but the URL was cast back as not a valid RSS.

[EDIT] which I just fixed, had to click on Feeds bar in IE and it is automatically entered into email feeds.

kdmoyers

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June 10, 2013, 03:47:47 AM
I set my bookmark to http://forum.winbatch.com/index.php?action=unread
instead of the home page.  It shows just unread messages.
Just my $0.02
-Kirby
The mind is everything; What you think, you become.

JTaylor

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June 10, 2013, 04:46:44 AM
That might work.  Thanks Kirby.

Jim

Deana

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June 10, 2013, 08:21:57 AM
Quote from: JTaylor on June 08, 2013, 10:18:11 AM
Any way to configure it so that it says if there are any new posts for a Board from the Home page? 

Jim

On the home page, where the blue bar is titled "All things WinBatch" ( on the right side of the bar ) locate and click on the "Unread Posts". This will take you to this URL: http://forum.winbatch.com/index.php?action=unread;c=1. It will display all unread posts. Personally I just created a bookmark in IE that goes directly to this URL.  
Deana F.
Technical Support
Wilson WindowWare Inc.

JTaylor

#8
June 10, 2013, 08:29:14 AM
Okay.  So no way to just look at the Home page and easily and immediately know that there were new posts in, say, WinBatch Dialogs.

Jim

Deana

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June 10, 2013, 08:42:44 AM
Quote from: JTaylor on June 10, 2013, 08:29:14 AM
Okay.  So no way to just look at the Home page and easily and immediately know that there were new posts in, say, WinBatch Dialogs.

Jim

The icons [to the left of the board title] on the main page change. See the icon key below the board topics. 
Deana F.
Technical Support
Wilson WindowWare Inc.

JTaylor

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June 10, 2013, 08:51:50 AM
I see.  Thought that might  be the case but guess when I looked before there were no new posts so they were all the same.  Thanks.

Jim
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