Page Numbers for Threads

Posted:
in Feedback edited January 2014
I notice that the menu showing threads in a forum lists page numbers, whenever a thread exceed one page. Handy for threads with few pages. When a thread gets long, there isn't room for all the page number, so we get the first few pages and the last page. Not so handy if a newcomer wants to start on the third or fourth page from the end of a very long thread. It is not listed, so these last several pages must be accessed in several steps.



Pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 are rarely accessed in a long thread, I would guess. So why not show something like this:



(First page . . . 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)



A newcomer could jump in anywhere near the end to get the gist of the discussion.



Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    I'm curious how many nester quotes this program will make...



    <cute, but deleted. audiopollution.>



    Answer: 27
  • Reply 2 of 4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by icfireball


    I'm curious how many nester quotes this program will make...







    Answer: 27



  • Reply 3 of 4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by snoopy


    I notice that the menu showing threads in a forum lists page numbers, whenever a thread exceed one page. Handy for threads with few pages. When a thread gets long, there isn't room for all the page number, so we get the first few pages and the last page. Not so handy if a newcomer wants to start on the third or fourth page from the end of a very long thread. It is not listed, so these last several pages must be accessed in several steps.



    Pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 are rarely accessed in a long thread, I would guess. So why not show something like this:



    (First page . . . 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)



    A newcomer could jump in anywhere near the end to get the gist of the discussion.







    I'll sort something out.
  • Reply 4 of 4
    lundylundy Posts: 4,466member
    That is a problem with phpBB and others also. There is no way to jump to the middle, or to leap ahead by 5 or so pages.



    I think it should always show the first, last and a window of 5 to 10 on either side of where you are.





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