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How about a "jump to the bottom of this thread" option?

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EntersStageLeft · 14/02/2009 20:12

At the top of a thread where you can "flip", "hide" etc there could be a "jump to the bottom" option.

I don't want to flip threads, I like reading downwards but sometimes on long threads (or even short ones) I want to go down to bottom and only read the last few threads. It can be quite annoying (only in a minor way of course) to have scroll down through possibly hundreds of posts.

I know you can have a thread open in a different window but usually I'm not that interested in a thread.

What does anyone else think? Only a suggestion.

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southeastastra · 14/02/2009 20:14

just press the end button ent

Tee2072 · 14/02/2009 20:15

I just use flip and then scroll the screen up instead of down. Seems the same to me as jumping to the end.

soon2befamilyof4 · 14/02/2009 20:19

What/where is the end button? I agree this would be useful too.

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EntersStageLeft · 14/02/2009 20:20

Ooo pressing end took me right to the bottom of the page. Never knew that, thanks. Still had to go up past the topics and message box though. I was thinking the bottom of the screen could be level with the bottom of the last post, enabling one to see the last 2, 3, 4 posts or more depending on their length.

Whenever I flip I seem to run into trouble with random threads being flipped etc.

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southeastastra · 14/02/2009 20:20

on they keyboard

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EntersStageLeft · 14/02/2009 20:23

oh and BTW MNHQ since the change when I try to start a thread I write it, press preview, the preview comes up but the message box is empty (meaning I can't amend) and when I press post it says "You can't post a blank message". But when I go to active convos it's posted, I suspect possibly the time when I pressed "preview", as it's often dropped down the list a bit.

Does anyone else have this problem, is it one you know about?

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soon2befamilyof4 · 14/02/2009 20:50

I can't see it on my keyboard. It is a laptop - should it still have it?

southeastastra · 14/02/2009 20:51

next to home

lol i dunno i suppose all keyboards have them

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EntersStageLeft · 14/02/2009 21:00

On my laptop is on the far right near the bottom, just above the arrow keys.

It's definitely a step in the right direction.

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MarlaSinger · 14/02/2009 21:02

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EntersStageLeft · 14/02/2009 21:06

But Marla you still "only" end up at the box and have to scroll up.

Still, seeing as the thread isn't in the hundreds of posts by now I accept most people are managing to get by with the option I suggested and that maybe MNHQ won't waste ask Tech to waste his time putting it in.

I'd use it though

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MarlaSinger · 15/02/2009 09:17

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StealthPolarBear · 15/02/2009 09:30

defdinitely would like this - no option to ctrl end on my mobile

RustyBear · 15/02/2009 09:57

I use the Add a Message link, as my iPhone doesn't have an end button - you only have to scroll up a little way.

StealthPolarBear · 15/02/2009 11:18

Ah but I start threads from the bottom so always scoll right down to read them
Could change that I supose

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