Posted on 04/18/2008 7:06:50 PM PDT by giotto
The new format for browsing comments includes the entire reply, as opposed to the old format, which had only the titles of the comments. The new way presents several problems: First, because of images, it takes longer to load. Secondly, because of long URLs posted in these replies, all text scrolls off the edge of the screen, making it very difficult to read. Third, it's harder to get a sense of what the hot threads are, because there are fewer per page. Fourth, if someone hasn't read the article, the reply makes no sense, so there's no good reason to have the full comment posted.
Just an observation.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/*/index?brevity=brief
Here ya go - it’s easy to miss the brevity thingie below the tabs, so you can click on the above link.
Mine doesn't.
Are you logged in?
It's presenting the way I've always had it.
I wonder if perhaps you've selected something different in your preferences?
You’re right—I completely overlooked that pale link. Thanks!
Unfortunately, I can't tell you exactly where on the browsing page you'll find Brevity. It depends on if you have the sections (Breaking News, Extended News, etc.) on the left or right. But you should see it somewhere in the upper right(ish) part of your screen. Not at the very top, but just under the bar that shows the fund raising progress.
If you select “Headers” it does not give the whole comment.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!
I just didn’t notice the link below the ones on the left. I don’t think there’s any way to set a preference for this format, but it’s OK, as long as it’s possible to select it manually.
Yes, please oh please.
Go to the top of the comments find "Brevity: « Headers » | Text "
Click headers
Can we do this. Yes we can!
go back to xp vista sucks
Lucky Free Republic is an amateur technical operation. Even though people contribute, FR availability is awful and the constant tinkering with format is ..well.. not smart. It’s a mom and pop. It is what it is.
In every love affair there are issues. In FR case, people running it should stick to fund raising and hire technical people to provide service.
In comments, Look above on the right side, after brevity it has HEADERS. Click on headers and it will be in brief format.
Doesn’t make sense but it works.
XP ain’t that much better, too many compatibility issues.
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Nothing’s changed in this regard.
FYI ping.
I agree with everything. Much, much harder for my old eyes to read.
Since that’s the way you feel, why don’t you take it upon yourself to send the Robinsons the money to hire the pros?
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