Go to first unread post in the thread...

Adda

I'm not sure if this has been suggested/requested before, did a quick google search and couldn't find a mention.

I think that it would make the forums much more usable if clicking a thread name took you to the first unread post rather than to the OP. Surely this is the desired destination in nearly every forum topic click and would make navigating the forums on a mobile device much much better.

May probably cut down on unnecessary page requests as well.

Cheers


EDIT: I know about the little button that does this but it is nigh on impossible to touch on my iphone without zooming in lots. We get the thread -> latest post behaviour if selecting a title from the 'Last Post' section on the right hand side of the forums at the higher level.

Steev

Are you aware that the option already exists? You click on the little "page" icon to the left of the thread title.

Adda

SteevL wrote: »

Are you aware that the option already exists? You click on the little "page" icon to the left of the thread title.

Sorry was editing my post just as you replied

ronya

It would help if the little page icon were bigger, but possibly the new forums may take a different approach altogether.

templewulf

IMO, the easiest fix would be to wrap that link around the orange / blue dots and just get rid of those tiny page icons altogether.

DeShadowC

templewulf wrote: »

IMO, the easiest fix would be to wrap that link around the orange / blue dots and just get rid of those tiny page icons altogether.

Those are used by the mods to lock topics. The new forums are supposed to have a mobile version anyways so hopefully it won't be an issue.

Echo

There are greasemonkey scripts that make the thread title go to the first unread post.

Xaviar

On that note, is there an iOS browser that will run userscripts?

Heir

Anyone know how to do this under the new design? I see a slightly blue left border on the thread titles row, but it's not clickable.

I'm viewing this via the latest version of Chrome (using Ubuntu).

Edit: Nm, should have read the FAQ in the new design subforum.

Bowen

Should be the green arrow over in the middle, Heir.

Edit: Derp.

Ramius

actually, these new forums do it just the way the OP requested.

Adus

edit: nevermind what I posted appears to not be true any longer