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  • Started 11 months ago by 6card
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6card
6card
Posts: 357

Is there any way to indicate if I have read a post so I know when to stop scrolling?

I thought that if I opened a post it would change color ... it does but tomorrow it is back to the original color.

I tried a daily sticky note but my dog likes to eat them!! [just kidding ... don't have a dog]

sixcard

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 13598

Are you deleting ALL your cookies when you close down at night ?

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6card
6card
Posts: 357

LH, not intentionally. I rarely shut down at night.

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 13598

Ummm, read posts should be black, unread, blue.
Try clearing out your browsers cookies and emptying the cache. (with browser closed)
Reboot after.

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Xhi
Xhi
Posts: 6298

Your browser could also be set to delete cookies when it is closed. Check that.

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 13598

And which browser are you using ?

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bobro
bobro
Posts: 384

is it not just because people are adding new comments to the posts?

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StringJunky
StringJunky
Posts: 2454

Also, If you are using Ccleaner to clean on startup or manually, go into Ccleaner's Options > Cookies > Move HTG cookies into "Cookies To Keep".

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6card
6card
Posts: 357

Understand that the posts, as I read them, are blue and turn black when read as LH noted. But tomorrow they are all blue again and I would like to only have to scroll down to where I finished today. This is said to be sure y'all know what I am looking for.

I rarely delete any cookies.

My "first string" browser is PaleMoon", but I have FF and IE9 for occasional use.

I will play with the cookie suggestions. I do have CCleaner (via ReVo) loaded but it is not set for auto run.

Stay tuned and thanks.

six

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 13598

I use Pale Moon too, and don't have the problem. I don't clear cookies, only the cache.

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CompWiz
CompWiz
Posts: 864

bobro is right.

When you initially click on a thread (which is blue) it'll then turn black, however, once someone adds a new comment you will then see it blue.

But if no one comments after you have read that thread you will continue seeing it black.

Well at least that's with me and apparently with bobro too.

(IE9)

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6card
6card
Posts: 357

Yes, I didn't completely understand bobro's post.

Also I scrolled further down and did find some that are still black, and no doubt no further posts have been added.

Will mark this solved by creating a running sticky note.

Thanks all.

six

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Xhi
Xhi
Posts: 6298

Not sure it has a lot to do with cookies, since when I change from computer to computer to netbook to tablet they always remain correct.

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