Is there a way for the mods to add a "View All Posts" button for individual threads?
I love catching up on the classic threads while I'm in airports, on a plane, in a car, etc., but I don't always have continuous internet access in those places. It would be great to be able to open a few topics from home, select the "View All" option, and read the threads from top to bottom on my laptop while traveling. As it stands, if I want to view a lengthy thread with no internet access, I have to open 15+ individual tabs in my browser and hope that IE doesn't lock-up and shut down on me.
I've also seen other boards that not only have a "View All Posts" option, but also a "Printer-Friendly View" option. This would allow me to print off some good reading material while I'm waiting in the back of the plane for my time in the seat.
I don't know anything about creating internet forums, so if these suggestions are not possible with this one...apologies. Just throwing out a suggestion. Thanks!
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Started by Guest_Rubber_Side_Down_*, Sep 28 2009 08:50 AM
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Posted 28 September 2009 - 09:07 AM
RSD,
Scroll down to the bottom of this page - just below the SEARCH box (lower-left side) is the header labeled "SHARE THIS TOPIC" -- next to that are three options (links): EMAIL, PRINT, DOWNLOAD.
I believe these will meet your needs - you can print the entire thread or download (to your PC) the entire thread.
Let me know if this answers the mail...
I've also activated RSS feeds for the forums - click on orange "chicklet" button in upper-right - this will download the latest threads right to your RSS reader, email client, Blackberry, etc. for your convenience.
v/r
BASEOPS
Scroll down to the bottom of this page - just below the SEARCH box (lower-left side) is the header labeled "SHARE THIS TOPIC" -- next to that are three options (links): EMAIL, PRINT, DOWNLOAD.
I believe these will meet your needs - you can print the entire thread or download (to your PC) the entire thread.
Let me know if this answers the mail...
I've also activated RSS feeds for the forums - click on orange "chicklet" button in upper-right - this will download the latest threads right to your RSS reader, email client, Blackberry, etc. for your convenience.
v/r
BASEOPS
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Posted 28 September 2009 - 09:07 AM
Rubber_Side_Down, on 28 September 2009 - 08:50 AM, said:
hope that IE doesn't lock-up and shut down on me.
There's your first problem. You can fix that here.
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Posted 28 September 2009 - 09:08 AM
Not sure what you're asking - are you looking for an option where all the new threads are visible in one page? If so, I don't think that's possible (I have never seen it). The only method I know of is to open all the individual tabs or windows.
Signature blocks are silly and serve only to take up space
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Posted 28 September 2009 - 10:14 AM
Toro, on 28 September 2009 - 09:08 AM, said:
Not sure what you're asking - are you looking for an option where all the new threads are visible in one page? If so, I don't think that's possible (I have never seen it). The only method I know of is to open all the individual tabs or windows.
No, I was looking for a way to view lengthy (multi-page) threads all at once--all posts on one screen without having to click a link to the next page.
BASEOPS--Thanks for pointing out those links at the bottom! In my years of lurking, I have never noticed them before now. It's exactly what I was looking for.
CA--You're 100% right.
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