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Buttons
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Jan 3, 2007 3:55pm
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OK, this is a little nitpicky, but I noticed the 'Show All Messages' button is gone under the favorite boards section. However, more importantly, the 'Mark All Messages Read' button now seems rather big all by itself and just waiting to be accidently clicked (just like I did the first time since I expected it to be a different button in that spot).

So would it be possible to either have both buttons or better still, remove the 'Mark All Messages Read' button since each group already has an equivalent button for that anyway...
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Reply to: #60450 by Eidolon
Jan 3, 2007 4:03pm
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I miss the show all messages button, too.
Chickadee
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Reply to: #60454 by Jolly Roger and Chickadee
Jan 3, 2007 5:02pm
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Yes, I have grown to rely on the "Show All Messages" button, as well!!! Please oh please please... bring it back!
-wassamatta_u
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Reply to: #60487 by wassamatta u
Jan 3, 2007 5:20pm
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Quote Yes, I have grown to rely on the "Show All Messages" button, as well!!! Please oh please please... bring it back!


Alas, sorry, it was not meant to be.

I used that button almost exclusively for reading posts, so I'll miss it just as much as the next person. But there are two very good reasons for getting rid of it:

1. It confuses people. It'll either break the back button on the browser or it'll show already read messages if someone starts reading individual boards then changes to reading them all at once. I could not figure out a solution that fixes both problems.

2. The database is choking on the message boards, and the root cause is allowing people to read multiple boards at once. The more messages that get posted, the worse the problem becomes. I can make some significant improvements in the queries if I can assume that a page of messages will never come from more than one board at a time.

And thus, that button must go. It's becoming more and more of a handicap the larger the site grows.

There is a bright side, though. At least I'm not getting rid of the ability to read multiple messages from the same board at once. THAT would certainly make my life a lot easier and simply the code base enormously! =) But I'd go crazy having to read every message one at a time. I can live with reading messages one board at a time. (Though I do find myself waiting longer to read a board if there's only 1 or 2 new messages on it and it's not one of the boards that's high on my 'to-do' list.)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #60450 by Eidolon
Jan 3, 2007 10:38pm
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yea... i think i clicked without looking twice today....

*whining* now i have to go back and actualy click more buttons.... gasp!!*
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Reply to: #60493 by Green Tortuga
Jan 10, 2007 11:21am
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Ryan i think you are doing a wonderful job. Don't be sorry. Keep up the good work