The Ford Barn

Russ/40 · 02-15-2018, 12:55 PM

I suspect it is just me, but I'm perceiving the threads are not displaying as they used to be.
I must not be understanding the CP options. I would like to view the threads in a format that when I leave the page ( always being signed in ) and come back from , say another site, that the threads in bold type will only be those that have had additions to them since I was last on the page. All other threads, read or not from a prior visit, that I read and not read will be in light text.

Am I making myself clear????? How do I set the options in this manner.

Bob C · 02-15-2018, 01:06 PM

If I leave and just come back they are still bold but if you refresh the ones
that you have looked at will not be in bold.

Bob

1crosscut · 02-15-2018, 01:16 PM

Things have changed it seems with the new server. When you are done browsing the site go to the top and click on Quick Links. Click on Mark Forums Read and then click on the forum you are going to close. Next time only new posts will be highlighted when you open it. An extra couple of steps but it seems to work.

BillLee/Chandler, TX · 02-15-2018, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 1crosscut

Things have changed it seems with the new server. When you are done browsing the site go to the top and click on Quick Links. Click on Mark Forums Read and then click on the forum you are going to close. Next time only new posts will be highlighted when you open it. An extra couple of steps but it seems to work.

That's the way it USED to work as the default. Now the forum requires the extra steps.

Sparky · 02-15-2018, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 1crosscut

Things have changed it seems with the new server. When you are done browsing the site go to the top and click on Quick Links. Click on Mark Forums Read and then click on the forum you are going to close. Next time only new posts will be highlighted when you open it. An extra couple of steps but it seems to work.

Thanks for the tip, I was wondering about that myself.

Purdy Swoft · 02-15-2018, 03:22 PM

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I'm not good with computors . I wondered all day yesterday what had happened . I couldn't come back on through Google favorites as usual. Now I have go to firefox and type in the sight name to get in

1930-Pickup · 02-15-2018, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1crosscut

Things have changed it seems with the new server. When you are done browsing the site go to the top and click on Quick Links. Click on Mark Forums Read and then click on the forum you are going to close. Next time only new posts will be highlighted when you open it. An extra couple of steps but it seems to work.

Yep, that works. I was confused too! Thanks 1crosscut.

Bill G · 02-15-2018, 03:46 PM

I liked it the old way. I wonder why the forum behavior changed just from going to a new server, unless they changed some global parameters on how the forum operates.

Russ/40 · 02-15-2018, 04:28 PM

Is it a coincidence the forum now runs just like Mitch`s forums?

Tom Wesenberg · 02-15-2018, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Russ/40

Is it a coincidence the forum now runs just like Mitch`s forums?

Not for me. So far the only change I see is that I have to sign in every time I come here.

SSsssteamer · 02-15-2018, 07:02 PM

I use Chrome for a search engine and like before, it takes me to Ford Barn site by just clicking on "Ford Barn" in my favorites box. Except, my "didn't read yet" threads are still being highlighted, and now I know how to get that back. Thank you for this great Ford website.

Larry Jenkins · 02-15-2018, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Not for me. So far the only change I see is that I have to sign in every time I come here.

Tom.. Me too. Until I hit the "remember me" box. Now in all the time.

Ray in La Mesa · 02-16-2018, 09:44 AM

I used to go through Safari to Fordbarn but now have to go through Chrome and the previously read threads are still in bold type. I hate changes !

Steve Plucker · 02-18-2018, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft

I'm not good with computors . I wondered all day yesterday what had happened . I couldn't come back on through Google favorites as usual. Now I have go to firefox and type in the sight name to get in

Same here but I used Internet Explorer and it worked and looked great...why the changes I have no idea...Wish Ryan would explain.

Pluck

Gary WA · 02-18-2018, 10:31 AM

Mine works as it has in the past, no problems

California Travieso · 02-18-2018, 10:52 AM

I use Safari and I alway had that problem. Sometimes the thread I read was bold when I came back and sometime it was not. I just got used to scrolling down the list each time I come back. I also look at the name of the last poster and the date.

I think in my case it is just a Safari quirk. I think you have to refresh Safari to make it work properly. There are not too many new posts on Ford Barn so it's not a big problem for me.

David Serrano

02-15-2018, 12:55 PM	#1
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	Something is different I suspect it is just me, but I'm perceiving the threads are not displaying as they used to be. I must not be understanding the CP options. I would like to view the threads in a format that when I leave the page ( always being signed in ) and come back from , say another site, that the threads in bold type will only be those that have had additions to them since I was last on the page. All other threads, read or not from a prior visit, that I read and not read will be in light text. Am I making myself clear????? How do I set the options in this manner.

02-15-2018, 01:06 PM	#2
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,741	Re: Something is different If I leave and just come back they are still bold but if you refresh the ones that you have looked at will not be in bold. Bob

02-15-2018, 01:16 PM	#3
1crosscut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 1,907	Re: Something is different Things have changed it seems with the new server. When you are done browsing the site go to the top and click on Quick Links. Click on Mark Forums Read and then click on the forum you are going to close. Next time only new posts will be highlighted when you open it. An extra couple of steps but it seems to work. __________________ Dave / Lincoln Nebraska

02-15-2018, 03:22 PM	#6
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Something is different Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'm not good with computors . I wondered all day yesterday what had happened . I couldn't come back on through Google favorites as usual. Now I have go to firefox and type in the sight name to get in

02-15-2018, 03:46 PM	#8
Bill G Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 1,045	Re: Something is different I liked it the old way. I wonder why the forum behavior changed just from going to a new server, unless they changed some global parameters on how the forum operates.

02-15-2018, 04:28 PM	#9
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	Re: Something is different Is it a coincidence the forum now runs just like Mitch`s forums?

02-15-2018, 07:02 PM	#11
SSsssteamer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sedro-Woolley, WA Posts: 1,023	Re: Something is different I use Chrome for a search engine and like before, it takes me to Ford Barn site by just clicking on "Ford Barn" in my favorites box. Except, my "didn't read yet" threads are still being highlighted, and now I know how to get that back. Thank you for this great Ford website.

02-16-2018, 09:44 AM	#13
Ray in La Mesa Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Mesa Ca Posts: 1,166	Re: Something is different I used to go through Safari to Fordbarn but now have to go through Chrome and the previously read threads are still in bold type. I hate changes !

02-18-2018, 10:52 AM	#16
California Travieso Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 944	Re: Something is different I use Safari and I alway had that problem. Sometimes the thread I read was bold when I came back and sometime it was not. I just got used to scrolling down the list each time I come back. I also look at the name of the last poster and the date. I think in my case it is just a Safari quirk. I think you have to refresh Safari to make it work properly. There are not too many new posts on Ford Barn so it's not a big problem for me. David Serrano