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Post by python »

doesn't work.

Or it it just me?

I'm usiong IE.

When I click the button that I presume is to take me to the newest post, either in the main forum menu (Next to the name of the last person to make a post in that forum, on the right of the forum title row), or in the sub forum menu, next to the thread title, (on the left of the row) I get taken to the very bottom of the thread. Below the post, which is off screen above me.

Obviously this isn't keeping me awake at night, and I know I can scroll back up a little, but doing so begates the point of the button.

Is this the same for everyone? Is it just me? Am I the only one who cares?

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Post by darrenba »

Same for me too - used to work a while ago and then I think there was a forum update and it's not worked since - using IE as well.
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Where'd I find a view newest post button :wtf:
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Post by Sparky James »

Arrow pointing towards a yellow document symbol on the lefthand side of the topic in the list of topics.

Would be nice if it directed you to the last unread instead of the last post like some forums do.
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Post by ajstone »

I had the same problem for awhile and posted about it and elsewhere.
I was getting the same problem on all the forum's I visit eventually found it was a page viewer in Firefox once I disabled it :thumbright:

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Sparky James wrote:Arrow pointing towards a yellow document symbol on the lefthand side of the topic in the list of topics.

Would be nice if it directed you to the last unread instead of the last post like some forums do.
That little arrow takes you to the start of play each day. :roll:
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When you hover over it a text box comes up "view newest post" click it and you are directed to the last post of that thread............ :roll: :roll: :roll:

Just checked :thumbright: :boxing:
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No, it takes you to the first post with todays date. :wink:
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Post by Sparky James »

thescruff wrote:No, it takes you to the first post with todays date. :wink:
Not on my puter it doesnt to the last post just checked again..... :? with a post I replied to this morning and havnt gone back to since :oops:
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Are you confusing the symbol on the far left to the symbol to the left of the topic name?
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No, the little arrow that points to the yellow doc
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It takes me to the newest post on that thread :wink:
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Post by dave.m »

It should actually be labelled as 'View newest UNREAD post in thread', because as soon as you have opened the thread, the symbol closes.

The one on the right, after the posters name takes you to the 'View newest post' whether you have already read it or not.
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Always goes to the first post with the current date, as I said 31st dec.
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