This may not be news to most, but I just stumbled upon this feature and thought it was pretty handy.
At the end of each post is one of those text balloons that cartoon characters have. Instead of opening an entire thread, you can click the balloon to see a single reply.
For example, in the thread shown here, the blue posts are new ones that I haven’t read. Each one has a balloon at the end. If I click on the balloon next to the new post by Robert Ellis….
… a text box opens up with his reply.
Then you can go down to any other select posts and just view them.
When you refresh the page, the posts you viewed this way will be red and the ones you haven’t viewed will stay blue.
Aha! I did not know that. I've recognized that problem where there are two or three new posts strung in between about 30 others I have read and only really want to find out what the new messages are rather than trying to remember for sure which ones to read while skimming past the others.
Thanks, Wendell, for making this possible.
Thanks for sharing that Mr. Berry. I have had the same problem of having several posts throughout the thread and when I enter the thread, it doesn't help me find the ones I didn't read.
Ditto the holy one, thanks Wendell for that feature.
thank Mike. Thanks wendell.
Cool & Handy,
thanks for sharing!
Chr.
Follow the "peaks" with a full refresh (F5) and the individual posts you've peaked will show as "read." When you open the post, all of the posts are marked as "read" whether you looked at them or not. I find it much easier to follow a post by "peaking" individual responses than opening the full thread.
It's also handy that you can "reply" to an individual "peak" without opening the whole thread.
JBS
PEEK NOT PEAK, JB.
SUMUSREDNEXCUNSPEL.
Mike
Another way to open just a new thread is to click with your mouse wheel. I will open in a new window. I usually surf down through the messages clicking with my mouse wheel on the ones I want to read then go back and read them.
That's cool John, I didn't realize a scroll wheel click would do that. Thanks.
