Michael Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Ever since we went to 3.2, this has been one thing that has been a pain in the butt for me. I browse these forums and go through the VNC list to find topics that I want to help with, go through page 1, go through page 2, etc., but then when I'm on a page past the first couple and respond to a topic there, I have to go back into the VNC list and keep hitting next to get back to where I was. Even if we had the option to enter a page number to jump to, and got told that there aren't any results on that page, that would be better than having to keep hitting next to get to where we want, since each new page reload is just more resource-intensive calculating it has to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCWT Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Bring back the pagination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Nuno. Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hello, The advanced search has pagination, so it's not hard to place it in the vnc. Another thing that is missing is the counter of unread content. Please bring those back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DKiwi Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 If IPS aren't going to bring back Pagnation then there's little point in having the 6 month and 1 year filter options. To get to the last page of the last year's VNC results here on IPS's own site requires the Next button to be pressed 948 times. I also want the number of results back as well. This then gives me some idea of how long it will take me to get up to date. Now with 3.2 I don't know and I don't know how many pages of results there are. Crazy!! 3DKiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis P Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I'd like to be proven wrong, but the number of new posts must already be available in the code - how else will the pagination know when to actually appear on the page and when it's not necessary. ;) Should be a simple change when the Beta is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ian Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 VNC I can understand (although it is not working at the moment), but on the forums not so important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker.GA Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 VNC I can understand (although it is not working at the moment), but on the forums not so important. I would disagree. Consistency throughout the entire design of the forum would indicate that pagination should be everywhere or not used at all. I, along with others, prefer it to be available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DKiwi Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I would disagree. Consistency throughout the entire design of the forum would indicate that pagination should be everywhere or not used at all. I, along with others, prefer it to be available. I totally agree with this. Things need to be consistent. If quite a few of us are complaining about it here you can be sure the members of our forums will be. 3DKiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broni Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 +1, or even +10 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Modding Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 It's resource intensive to calculate the number of pages. Besides, knowing number of pages doesn't really seem all that necessary in view new content. You're either going to read the unread content or not after all :smile: it's like this in messenger too which is sometimes a big deal if you want to move a few pages back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DKiwi Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Here's why I need page numbers. I've arrived here today and there are 4 pages of results. I'm browsing through the list of topics in the results and have read and replied to a few. After I've replied I've got to click on VNC again to get the results back. Where was I up to? Was it page 1, 2,3 or 4. I don't know. I've now got to look at the topic titles and figure out what page I was on to continue where I left off. Pitiful. Now imagine a member that drops by your site once or twice per week. They could have say 20 pages of results. Those people are going to get mighty annoyed not having the page numbers and posting replies to a few and getting themselves up to date. If it's resource intensive then so be it. I'll be hanging off upgrading like I usually. I'll be watching with interest what members of boards think of 3.2. 3DKiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Modding Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 A lot of places where page numbers aren't shown end up with a ton of pages and the need to skip past many so I agree this is necessary to ahve page numbers and I can't imagine it being a significant slowdown by simply retrieving a count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcher Technologies Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Not to Disagree at all, But I am going to state that if pagination has to stay un-numbered, For the love of Jeebez Give us a "Load More" button like there is for Topic view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal World Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Could it not be something the end user could turn on/off as an option depending on site need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DKiwi Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 And just on pagination. IPS need to look at how Xenforo does pagnation. It's a lot slicker and more functional where there are many pages. 3DKiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I would prefer having the number of pages that are to be read, it may be resource intensive so (ug) make it a performance option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklcfc Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 It should have a pagination, if someones visiting a busy forum for the first time in 3/4 days theres going to be alot pages of topics they'll miss out on. I'd also like an option to minimize the left bar since I will never use it or have an admin option to turn it off. I've changed it on my forum to work as it did in 2.3 as a view new posts link only, and its much better. Incredibly annoying going from a users profile to view new content and it showing latest members instead of posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrej Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Are you happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ian Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 If quite a few of us are complaining about it here you can be sure the members of our forums will be. Will they? I reckon that half the items being moaned about on here will not be noticed by members and where they do, it will just be accepted. Not say that is right or wrong, but just reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxius Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Here's why I need page numbers. I've arrived here today and there are 4 pages of results. I'm browsing through the list of topics in the results and have read and replied to a few. After I've replied I've got to click on VNC again to get the results back. Where was I up to? Was it page 1, 2,3 or 4. I don't know. I've now got to look at the topic titles and figure out what page I was on to continue where I left off. Pitiful. Now imagine a member that drops by your site once or twice per week. They could have say 20 pages of results. Those people are going to get mighty annoyed not having the page numbers and posting replies to a few and getting themselves up to date. If it's resource intensive then so be it. I'll be hanging off upgrading like I usually. I'll be watching with interest what members of boards think of 3.2. 3DKiwi oh so true, so true. lets keep hoping pag. will be added back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Management Matt Posted June 7, 2011 Management Share Posted June 7, 2011 Message received. Pagination added back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ian Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxius Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 YES! WHOOOO HOOO!!! Please tell us Matt, is it back permanently or we can switch it on/off in the ACP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DKiwi Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Message received. Pagination added back in. Thank you!! Yay, the power of the people. Now to get the number of results back. 3DKiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ian Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 YES! WHOOOO HOOO!!! Please tell us Matt, is it back permanently or we can switch it on/off in the ACP? no idea - but if you do not want it, you could always remove it from the template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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