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Notify when new posts checkbox misleading

by Andy Schatz · in Site Feedback · 05/16/2005 (11:28 am) · 5 replies

Hey GG guys, could you change the checkbox for "Notify me when new replies are posted" on the thread reply pages to a link or a button? I just wrote a really long post, and then checked that box before I hit submit and I lost my whole post. I've done that so many times, either I'm an idiot or its a flawed design.

A checkbox is not supposed to cause a page reload, whereas an underlined link is. Perhaps I wouldn't be so trigger happy on clicking that before I've submitted my post if it were a link rather than a checkbox.

Or, if you're really ambitious, you could change it to a checkbox that doesn't reload the page like you've got on the New Thread page? (or keeps any text you've written in the reply to thread box after reload)
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Torque Owner Dreamer
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#1
05/16/2005 (6:35 pm)
@Andy, turn on user data persistence in your browser, then you won't lose what you typed.

Torque 3D Owner Andy Schatz
#2
05/16/2005 (6:48 pm)
Hi Dreamer- thx for the advice, but I'm afriad I don't know where to turn that on in IE6. Is it some sort of cookie setting?

Torque Owner Dreamer
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#3
05/16/2005 (8:29 pm)
I have no idea last time I had to play with IE settings, Windows ME was the OS Dejour.
Sorry, maybe a google search would be helpful.

Torque Owner Todd D. Degani
#4
05/16/2005 (8:49 pm)
The user data persistence option is under Tools->Internet Options->Security->Custom Level. Scroll down to the bottom andthe option is a little ways up. Needless to say it doesn't fix anything, the checkbox still clears the edit box.

Torque Owner Dreamer
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#5
05/16/2005 (9:57 pm)
Ok well theoretically it should work, but like I said it's been awhile since I played around in IE settings.