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Calorie on December 7, 2006 - 8:35pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
I've noticed a subtle change in the way the "[new]" tag works that indicates new comments. After making a post, I usually skip back to the last page I was viewing before hitting the "post a comment" button. This used to preserve all the "[new]" tags so that I could easily scan the rest of the thread for new messages. Sometime in the last few days, however, this behavior has changed. Now when I skip back to the last page before starting my post, it appears to reload the page, and in the process blows away all the "[new]" tags.

Is this a change to the way the web site works, is it a problem with my browser?

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got2surf on December 7, 2006 - 9:08pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Good point Calorie,

I've also had to figure out ways not to lose the new comment vs. previous comment tags when posting...

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Rethin on December 7, 2006 - 10:32pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Use a tabbed browser (IE7, Firefox, Opera, Safari).

Middle click on the post button, this will open a new tab with the post page. Write you message, post it and close the tab. The original page with all your new tags will remain unchanged.

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Rethin on December 8, 2006 - 12:03am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
That should say, middle click on the reply to this link not post button.
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Calorie on December 8, 2006 - 10:54am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Thanks, I've used that method in the past and it looks like I will have to use it again.

It's not just a problem with posting, BTW. It appears that if you do anything that either goes to a different part of the page (i.e. clicking on the "Parent" link) or brings up a new page (i.e. "Reply to This," "Post a Coment," etc.), then try to skip back to the page you were reading using the back button on your browser (usually Alt-Left Arrow, but you can also skip back multiple pages via the drop-down back menu), then you lose all your "[new]" tags. I think somewhere along the line the page is being forced to reload, which blows away the old "[new]" tags and brings in the next set.

This is a recent change in behavior, and I can't figure out whether it's in my browser (Mozilla Firefox 2.0) or a recent change in the Oil Drum web site.

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Leanan on December 8, 2006 - 11:23am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I think it's your browser, because "back" still works for me (in Firefox 2 and 1.5).  

You might trying emptying your cache and/or increasing its size.

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