Request: Show post text when mouse hovers on thread title.
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Request: Show post text when mouse hovers on thread title.
Is there any way we can have the forum software display a preview of the thread when you hover the mouse over a title? To see what I mean hover your mouse over any thread on this board. I do not know how it is done or even if it is something feasible, but I think it would provide a great benefit. It should result in less bandwidth usage, as people would be able to discern what the thread is about without having to open the thread. Thoughts?
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It would probably wind up requiring more bandwidth, since the first post of each thread on each page would have to be queried out, plus the additional overhead of the DHTML code used to render that text. Then people would complain about spoilers coming up, etc., etc., etc. I would not imagine that a significant number of people would use this feature to determine whether or not to read a thread.
It makes more sense to push for descriptive subject lines, which the mods currently handle very successfully. Querying out the first post would only give you an idea of what the thread will discuss, which the subject line should be doing anyway.
It makes more sense to push for descriptive subject lines, which the mods currently handle very successfully. Querying out the first post would only give you an idea of what the thread will discuss, which the subject line should be doing anyway.
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Originally posted by ctyner
It would probably wind up requiring more bandwidth, since the first post of each thread on each page would have to be queried out, plus the additional overhead of the DHTML code used to render that text.
It would probably wind up requiring more bandwidth, since the first post of each thread on each page would have to be queried out, plus the additional overhead of the DHTML code used to render that text.
Say 100 people that use the mouseover, if 10 of them decide not to enter the thread because the topic doews not look good, I think it would save a bandwidth,
This might be very useful in the exchange forum where since people can get an idea of what people have for trade without clicking on the thread.
Originally posted by ctyner
Then people would complain about spoilers coming up, etc., etc., etc. I would not imagine that a significant number of people would use this feature to determine whether or not to read a thread.
Then people would complain about spoilers coming up, etc., etc., etc. I would not imagine that a significant number of people would use this feature to determine whether or not to read a thread.
Originally posted by ctyner
It makes more sense to push for descriptive subject lines, which the mods currently handle very successfully. Querying out the first post would only give you an idea of what the thread will discuss, which the subject line should be doing anyway. [/B]
It makes more sense to push for descriptive subject lines, which the mods currently handle very successfully. Querying out the first post would only give you an idea of what the thread will discuss, which the subject line should be doing anyway. [/B]
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Do you know for sure that the spoiler tags no not work on these pop-ups?
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Originally posted by BearFan
Actually it would not use that much more bandwidth
Actually it would not use that much more bandwidth
Do you know for sure that the spoiler tags no not work on these pop-ups?
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Originally posted by Three Day Delay
That's pretty cool stuff. Man, would that save a lot of deceptive threads.
That's pretty cool stuff. Man, would that save a lot of deceptive threads.
seriously though, i think this is a great idea.
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Re: Request: Show post text when mouse hovers on thread title.
Not sure if it's the same thing but when hovering over a link I get a box with link info and post text and sometimes it's pretty big.
How does one turn that off?
How does one turn that off?