GarryP Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 In the "Reply" section of a thread we can use the "at" sign and type someone's nick to create a 'whatever-it's-called' that notifies that user. Most of the time I have to enter pretty-much the entire nick to get the one I want. It would be better if the software put the nicks of the people who have already posted to the thread at the top of the list. Having the 'current thread users' nicks at the top of the list would make it much easier to select them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Serif did not write the forum software, so unless the software already provides an option for that which Serif simply haven't enabled, I'm afraid there's very little they can do to satisfy a request like that. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff SFurniss Posted January 10, 2019 Staff Share Posted January 10, 2019 In addition to Walt's comments it's worth mentioning that anyone who has already commented on the thread will automatically receive a notification. So this feature is more commonly used to bring in people who are not already part of the conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Ah, well that's fair enough. Just thought I'd ask. Thanks both. P.S. A forum section for people asking about the forum might help confused people like me from asking this sort of silly question in the future. Or maybe not, if we're really confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff SFurniss Posted January 10, 2019 Staff Share Posted January 10, 2019 I think these sort of questions would come under customer service, but I'll pass your comments along. GarryP and Patrick Connor 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 26 minutes ago, SFurniss said: In addition to Walt's comments it's worth mentioning that anyone who has already commented on the thread will automatically receive a notification. So this feature is more commonly used to bring in people who are not already part of the conversation. Only, I think, if they are "following" the topic, or chose the "notify me" option when posting. I suspect that a number of the more experienced forum users may not choose that option when posting (though I have no way to tell, of course). I've also noticed a significant number of posts from new forum members, in particular, where a question is asked and the follower count is 0. If responses to the question don't quote the original, or at least call-out to the poster by using @ and their name, they may not be aware of the answer. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff SFurniss Posted January 10, 2019 Staff Share Posted January 10, 2019 Apologies Walt, I misspoke there. Only the original poster would be notified along with anyone choosing to follow the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, SFurniss said: Apologies Walt, I misspoke there. Only the original poster would be notified along with anyone choosing to follow the thread. fwiw, my shortcut to the forum is pointed to the Content I Posted In page. That way I can keep up with replies to whatever threads I have posted in when I first arrive here. I never use the Notify Me of Replies option. Other notifications display (where I have been quoted or if there is a reaction) at the top of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted January 10, 2019 Staff Share Posted January 10, 2019 fwiw I follow (threads I make and) a number of staff, so I get notifications for when those staff say something. I find MattP, Ben & Dave Harris to be very enlightening. (I also happen to follow MikeW for the same reason ) MikeW 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 minute ago, MikeW said: fwiw, my shortcut to the forum is pointed to the Content I Posted In page. That way I can keep up with replies to whatever threads I have posted in when I first arrive here. I never use the Notify Me of Replies option. Other notifications display (where I have been quoted or if there is a reaction) at the top of the page. For what it’s worth, I’ve likewise opted not to receive email notifications of replies. I still get pop-up notifications if someone quotes or mentions me, or if they react to one of my posts. I don’t see any point in automatically following threads to which I’ve posted, so I only follow threads manually. In addition to the default ‘Content I Posted In’ and ‘Content I Follow’ Activity Streams, I have custom ‘Unread Content I Posted In’ and ‘Unread Content I Follow’ filters, so I can easily catch up on anything I’ve missed. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: fwiw I follow (threads I make and) a number of staff, so I get notifications for when those staff say something. I find MattP, Ben & Dave Harris to be very enlightening. (I also happen to follow MikeW for the same reason ) While I don't follow anyone, I concur about Dave Harris. I read most threads he has posted to. And sometimes I may appear to get a bit snarky in my replies to those threads but I mean well ;^-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, GarryP said: P.S. A forum section for people asking about the forum might help confused people like me from asking this sort of silly question in the future. Good point, usually forums do have some seperate section/location which deals with the forum software handling and things around that. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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