Small bug?

Graham Humphrey · 04 August 2007, 13:11

I've notice this occur a few times since the board's software was upgraded, it's nothing major but I think it may be worth mentioning...

Sometimes on the main index, the little symbol to the left of the forum name indicates there are new posts in that forum even when there are none. This seems to happen most often with prb.Hardware for some reason, and just a few minutes ago when I logged in, so was req.Apps even though when I entered that forum there were no new posts there.

Anyone else experienced this?

Graham Humphrey · 25 August 2007, 22:39

Bump

Any ideas? RCK? Anyone?

Dizzy · 26 August 2007, 17:11

maybe you should make a screengrab

Marcuz · 26 August 2007, 17:18

i don't think that the symbol means that there are new posts. but that there are posts that you haven't read in a timeframe (i.e. the time between now and the last time you have marked all the posts as read, or between now and your signin' up)... anybody can confirm this?

Graham Humphrey · 26 August 2007, 20:24

Well, okay, it probably does mean unread posts (within a timeframe as well I'd assume)... but the problem's still the same. The symbol still appears even when there are no unread posts in that forum.

Oh, and it's not really practical to make a screen grab as it wouldn't actually prove anything

Marcuz · 26 August 2007, 22:43

can you try by clicking on "mark all the posts read"? if you log off and in (just to be sure), then it appears still?

Marcuz · 26 August 2007, 22:51

maybe i get it:

when you press "today posts", you have a list; let's say that you have been on and off EAB and used this link a bunch of times today;
let's say that this morning you have marked all the threads read

then you have gone away for a while

then, for instance checked it 2 hours ago, and again now, you'll have a list of few threads, this line:

"The threads below have not been updated since your last visit or since forums have been marked read."

and other unread threads (you have not checked them all of course, before).

this means that in the title screen, all the threads that have been updated since this morning have the icon that you mention, but only the few of them that have been updated between 2 hours ago and now do appear above that line in "today posts".

So, the second part of the phrase:
"The threads below have not been updated since your last visit or since forums have been marked read."
is only true IF the last time you have pressed "today posts" was ALSO the time you pressed "mark all posts read"

imho it's not a bug, just a logic trick

Graham Humphrey · 27 August 2007, 00:17

Hmm, well I don't use Today's Posts all that often, nor do I use Mark Forums Read very much either.

But maybe you're right, hopefully RCK can clear this one up for some point.

I will try the logging out/logging in thing when it occurs again and see what happens.

Graham Humphrey · 27 August 2007, 11:09

Well, it just occured again with the prb.Hardware forum. I read every unread/new post in there (and both the sub-forums too) and when I went back to the main index the new posts symbol was still there.

So I logged out, logged back in again and it was still there - and sure enough, when I entered the forum there were no new/unread posts at all.

Marcuz · 27 August 2007, 12:04

cache problem? ctrl F5 does solve it?

Graham Humphrey · 30 August 2007, 09:29

No it doesn't...

RCK · 03 September 2007, 22:13

Yeah, this problem is coming when a forum have sub-forum with new posts.
My suggestion is to double click on the icon to mark the forum read until fix.

Graham Humphrey · 03 September 2007, 23:37

Okay, thanks

04 August 2007, 13:11	#1
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Small bug? I've notice this occur a few times since the board's software was upgraded, it's nothing major but I think it may be worth mentioning... Sometimes on the main index, the little symbol to the left of the forum name indicates there are new posts in that forum even when there are none. This seems to happen most often with prb.Hardware for some reason, and just a few minutes ago when I logged in, so was req.Apps even though when I entered that forum there were no new posts there. Anyone else experienced this?

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25 August 2007, 22:39	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Bump Any ideas? RCK? Anyone?

26 August 2007, 17:11	#3
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	maybe you should make a screengrab

26 August 2007, 17:18	#4
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i don't think that the symbol means that there are new posts. but that there are posts that you haven't read in a timeframe (i.e. the time between now and the last time you have marked all the posts as read, or between now and your signin' up)... anybody can confirm this?

26 August 2007, 20:24	#5
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Well, okay, it probably does mean unread posts (within a timeframe as well I'd assume)... but the problem's still the same. The symbol still appears even when there are no unread posts in that forum. Oh, and it's not really practical to make a screen grab as it wouldn't actually prove anything

26 August 2007, 22:43	#6
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	can you try by clicking on "mark all the posts read"? if you log off and in (just to be sure), then it appears still?

26 August 2007, 22:51	#7
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	maybe i get it: when you press "today posts", you have a list; let's say that you have been on and off EAB and used this link a bunch of times today; let's say that this morning you have marked all the threads read then you have gone away for a while then, for instance checked it 2 hours ago, and again now, you'll have a list of few threads, this line: "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit or since forums have been marked read." and other unread threads (you have not checked them all of course, before). this means that in the title screen, all the threads that have been updated since this morning have the icon that you mention, but only the few of them that have been updated between 2 hours ago and now do appear above that line in "today posts". So, the second part of the phrase: "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit or since forums have been marked read." is only true IF the last time you have pressed "today posts" was ALSO the time you pressed "mark all posts read" imho it's not a bug, just a logic trick

27 August 2007, 00:17	#8
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Hmm, well I don't use Today's Posts all that often, nor do I use Mark Forums Read very much either. But maybe you're right, hopefully RCK can clear this one up for some point. I will try the logging out/logging in thing when it occurs again and see what happens.

27 August 2007, 11:09	#9
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Well, it just occured again with the prb.Hardware forum. I read every unread/new post in there (and both the sub-forums too) and when I went back to the main index the new posts symbol was still there. So I logged out, logged back in again and it was still there - and sure enough, when I entered the forum there were no new/unread posts at all.

27 August 2007, 12:04	#10
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	cache problem? ctrl F5 does solve it?

30 August 2007, 09:29	#11
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	No it doesn't...

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03 September 2007, 22:13	#12
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 46 Posts: 3,099	Yeah, this problem is coming when a forum have sub-forum with new posts. My suggestion is to double click on the icon to mark the forum read until fix.

03 September 2007, 23:37	#13
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Okay, thanks