+- PowerBASIC Users Meeting Point (http://pump.richheimer.de)
+-- Forum: About PUMP - PowerBASIC Users Meeting Point (http://pump.richheimer.de/forumdisplay.php?fid=1)
+--- Forum: Suggestions and discussion about PUMP (http://pump.richheimer.de/forumdisplay.php?fid=17)
+--- Thread: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears (/showthread.php?tid=106)
"Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - Albert Richheimer - 16.12.2025
Hi @all
Dale Yarker has pointed out that from time to time the "unread posts sign", a black disc, re-appears, although there are no new postings in the affected subforums.
Has anyone else noticed this strange phenomenon?
Cheers,
Albert
RE: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - Kurt Kuzba - 16.12.2025
(16.12.2025, 07:37)Albert Richheimer Wrote: Hi @all
Dale Yarker has pointed out that from time to time the "unread posts sign", a black disc, re-appears, although there are no new postings in the affected subforums.
Has anyone else noticed this strange phenomenon?
Cheers,
Albert
I have not seen it in my daily visits.
RE: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - George Bleck - 16.12.2025
I've seen this. I think this happens when you do not visit routinely. When you change the date range in the sub forum to show a longer time period you will see the new post. Specifically, I believe that the date of the new post happens to be older then the date range displayed when you click on a sub-forum link.
Not sure of the actual date ranges configured but using this as an example...
New post was made 8 days ago Forum listing only shows posts for the last week by default.
RE: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - Dale Yarker - 16.12.2025
A few times per day!
RE: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - George Bleck - 16.12.2025
Looking a little closer, it appears that default view is "from today" so if someone posts at night and you come in the morning, you've already passed the window of availability.
If I understand this correctly... if you go here on your own profile... http://pump.richheimer.de/usercp.php?action=options
Change Forum Display Options -> Default Thread View from Show threads from last day to Show threads from last 5 days (or some other setting to suit you).
There may also be a global admin change for all users (i.e., board default setting) but don't know this forum software. Either way, the setting I suggested DOES work.
RE: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - Albert Richheimer - 16.12.2025
(16.12.2025, 17:26)George Bleck Wrote: Change Forum Display Options -> Default Thread View from Show threads from last day to Show threads from last 5 days (or some other setting to suit you).
There may also be a global admin change for all users (i.e., board default setting) but don't know this forum software. Either way, the setting I suggested DOES work.
Kurt and George – thanks for joining in!
As far as I can tell this option "Show threads from last ... days" is just the way to limit the number of threads shown on the page, but not the notifying system using the black disc.
But I have never seen the phenomenon Dale is experiencing – the re-appearing black discs without any new content.
RE: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - George Bleck - 16.12.2025
I have SEEN the black disk issue where there is no new content when I have clicked the link.
I had to change view from today to multiple days and I see missing new threads. It's usually something that came in the day before.
RE: "Unread-Posts Sign" re-appears - Stanley Durham - 16.12.2025
After closing the page and then reopening, the dot disappeared.
Not sure what will happen on a refresh.