MMXII Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I really like the idea of displaying that someone is typing in a topic. However this info is being displayed in such a subtle way that I doubt that anybody will recognize it. And if haven't added the 'Recently Browsing' block, the info will not show up at all. So maybe there are other, more obvious ways to show that a user is typing? How about a (small) info box below the latest answer (just above the box where users would add their reply)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.. Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I was quite curious about this feature. But I have yet to actually see it in the dev site or IPS live site. I was expecting it to appear somewhere near the editor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel R Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 46 minutes ago, David.. said: I was quite curious about this feature. But I have yet to actually see it in the dev site or IPS live site. I was expecting it to appear somewhere near the editor? No. That's what we all thought too. It appears on a hover of username on a widget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.. Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Joel R said: No. That's what we all thought too. It appears on a hover of username on a widget. That’s pretty useless then in my opinion. Feels bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jair101 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Yeap, same here. I don't think there will be anyone that likes the current implementation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optic14 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I haven't seen the preview yet (waiting for final 4.3 release before renewing) but I recall the feature on the blog announcement said: Quote New Features Setting so when someone is typing in an editor, other members will see a "Member X is typing..." status in the editor view. So I'm surprised if others are saying this feature is not in the editor view as it's not what was announced before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXII Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Optic14 said: I haven't seen the preview yet You can see it on this site since it already runs 4.3. Just take a look at the Recently Browsing Box at the bottom and look out for a username that is displayed in italic. Then hover it with your mouse and you will see a bubble saying "X is typing...". Yes, it is that subtle. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Sounds like a lot of effort went into a feature with very limited value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfarber Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The behavior at present mimics what you would have seen in 3.x and below - users who are typing in the editor will be shown italicized in the recently browsing box. We may expand or alter the behavior in a future release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crmarks Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 4 hours ago, bfarber said: The behavior at present mimics what you would have seen in 3.x and below - users who are typing in the editor will be shown italicized in the recently browsing box. We may expand or alter the behavior in a future release. Perhaps a text display beside the Submit Reply button of the editor: "bfarber is typing..." or "bfarber, Charles, and rikki are typing..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeNioR- Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Quote So maybe there are other, more obvious ways to show that a user is typing? How about a (small) info box below the latest answer (just above the box where users would add their reply)? maybe something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiwa Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Personally, in a hot topic, I wouldn't want it to be in your face. Otherwise you get a couple people wanting to see what someone else says before they submit their post and you end up in a stalemate. Ultimately, who is / isn't typing isn't what drives a community, it's getting your members to submit their content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXII Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 hour ago, SeNioR- said: maybe something like that? Yes, something like that. I'd prefer the latter -- without the box and the icon. Just the text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel R Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Aiwa said: Personally, in a hot topic, I wouldn't want it to be in your face. Otherwise you get a couple people wanting to see what someone else says before they submit their post and you end up in a stalemate. Ultimately, who is / isn't typing isn't what drives a community, it's getting your members to submit their content. You know, I was exactly thinking about this scenario earlier. What if we're so caught up in the moment that we're waiting to hear what others have to say that we never say anything at all! Lindy is waiting breathlessly for what Joel has to say. Joel is waiting breathlessly for what Charles has to say. And Charles is waiting breathlessly for what Lindy has to say ... And we're all just sitting around hovering over usernames instead of actually responding, ha! On a more serious note, I was already brainstorming ways to customize the message (... on a hypothetical feature that IPS may never develop. But whatever. I'll be ready for when IPS does develop it, right?). Something that incites a user to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaRO Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Where do you even enable this option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfarber Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 You add the recently browsing widget to your content item pages (like you see at the bottom of this page) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Modding Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I liked how more noticeable things like that were in 2.x and also liked how the board index had the users browsing block styled and positioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheersnGears Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 2:19 PM, SeNioR- said: maybe something like that? This is a lot more like what I was thinking it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Management Matt Posted April 25, 2018 Management Share Posted April 25, 2018 Yep, all received and understood. We have plans for this - but we didn't want to add another heavy duty polling action on top of the few that run already on topic view. We want to consolidate them, but it's a work in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWorldNewsMedia.org Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Very subtle indeed. Thanks @Matt for showing how to enable it. I didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeNioR- Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Im Confused. So this option is in IPS 4.3 or has deleted? If is, in what settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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