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Title: Topic replies
Post by: Trainfish on August 11, 2015, 01:41:53 AM
Does anyone else have the issue where when you click on a link in an email telling you a reply to a topic has been posted it takes you to the page where the topic is but not directly to the new response. It seems to have happened since I loaded Win10 so may be related. The links look ok actually so I'm wondering if it's a cookie issue. Anyone else getting this?
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: PLD on August 11, 2015, 08:18:01 AM
Quote from: Trainfish on August 11, 2015, 01:41:53 AM
Does anyone else have the issue where when you click on a link in an email telling you a reply to a topic has been posted it takes you to the page where the topic is but not directly to the new response. It seems to have happened since I loaded Win10 so may be related. The links look ok actually so I'm wondering if it's a cookie issue. Anyone else getting this?
Used to get that happen in Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP... not seen it happen since then...
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: Bealman on August 11, 2015, 09:28:57 AM
This has been a problem in the past, but not for a while. I'm no computer guru, but it could be something to do with change of operating system, as you suggest.

My wife just bought a Windows 8.1 machine with the option of a 10 upgrade. I think I'll wait a while.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: Caz on August 11, 2015, 07:32:55 PM
Quote from: Trainfish on August 11, 2015, 01:41:53 AM
Does anyone else have the issue where when you click on a link in an email telling you a reply to a topic has been posted it takes you to the page where the topic is but not directly to the new response. It seems to have happened since I loaded Win10 so may be related. The links look ok actually so I'm wondering if it's a cookie issue. Anyone else getting this?

Have you re-installed Java as a lot of those sort of effects are Java driven.
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: MikeDunn on August 11, 2015, 08:35:19 PM
Java or JavaScript ?  Lot of difference ...
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: Caz on August 11, 2015, 08:45:06 PM
Thought that as Javascript is a Microsoft Java rip off it would be installed automatically, can't see MS being nice to Sun Microsystems and including it in Win10 but I stand to be corrected.   :)
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: MikeDunn on August 11, 2015, 09:32:06 PM
 ???  Java is a full-blown OO language, based on C, written by Sun & now owned by Oracle (and is the main language I use to develop my project in).  Can be used to write applications that are stand-alone (JAR files).

JavaScript is a scripting language for browsers developed by Netscape.  Can only be used within a browser.

Lotsa differences between them !  JS is not a Java rip-off by MS  ::)  That would be .Net  :P  JS is built into browsers, Java (as you say) needs to be downloaded & installed.  Hence my query on which is required  ;)
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: Newportnobby on August 11, 2015, 10:07:04 PM
I think I see the differences, Mike.

"Java is a full blown 00 language"
"Java script is....developed by Netscape"

Could the problem therefore be a gauge issue? :confused1:
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: MikeDunn on August 11, 2015, 10:46:27 PM
Oh boy ...  ::)   :whistle:
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: DELETED on August 22, 2015, 01:57:47 AM
When I joined the forum years ago if you clicked on a link on a new post board it would take you to that posting in the list as-per my experience on any forum.   For a little while for me clicking on any thread posting by E-Mail just automatically took you straight to the most recent post, not the one you replied to so you had to back-track and filter out.  I'm glad to say that on my PC anyway that it's gone back to what I say is the "proper way" over the past few weeks and when I click on a weblink and it takes you to that post in particular -not redirects you to the most recent post regardless and you have to back-track afterwards. I'm not sure it's a browser thing as I use 2 different means to access (a third incl. a family PC).  I always thought it was a forum thing that changed somewhere but maybe not.

Rich
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: D1042 Western Princess on August 22, 2015, 07:09:27 AM
Quote from: newportnobby on August 11, 2015, 10:07:04 PM
I think I see the differences, Mike.

"Java is a full blown 00 language"
"Java script is....developed by Netscape"

Could the problem therefore be a gauge issue? :confused1:

No doubt there will be giant problems ahead then if a computer language beginning with O was to come along! ::)

Yes, OK, TAXI!
Title: Re: Topic replies
Post by: D1042 Western Princess on August 22, 2015, 07:14:43 AM
Quote from: RST on August 22, 2015, 01:57:47 AM
When I joined the forum years ago if you clicked on a link on a new post board it would take you to that posting in the list as-per my experience on any forum.   For a little while for me clicking on any thread posting by E-Mail just automatically took you straight to the most recent post, not the one you replied to so you had to back-track and filter out.  I'm glad to say that on my PC anyway that it's gone back to what I say is the "proper way" over the past few weeks and when I click on a weblink and it takes you to that post in particular -not redirects you to the most recent post regardless and you have to back-track afterwards. I'm not sure it's a browser thing as I use 2 different means to access (a third incl. a family PC).  I always thought it was a forum thing that changed somewhere but maybe not.

Rich

It's been so long since I have been able to access the site that way that I no longer try. I just get onto the site by entering N Gauge Forum in to my 'search loco' thingy and it gets me there eventually.