Ability to jump to first unread post

[mcwumbly (Dave McClure)]

I’ve reopened this one as it came to mind again as an alternative solution to the problem being discussed in this other topic:

@mcwumbly

Rather making it easier to prevent jumping on reply, I’m more in favor of making it easier to jump back to where you were, which would also be useful in other scenarios.

Some prior topics about that idea here:

• Remembered Topic location should be “First Unread” post instead of “Last Read” post
• Link to first unread post?
• Ability to Jump to First Unread post in Topic Navigator / Progress Bar

@NateDhaliwal

So something like the ‘Back’ indicator that shows up when one reads a topic halfway and comes back later?

@mcwumbly

Yeah, something like that.

I do think it may get noisy for some, so the details of the design may need some iteration. Maybe it’d have to be dismissable, or maybe it’s auto-dismissed after you leave the topic or maybe it’s “mark unread from here”… but something like that, yeah.

@tom_eric

Thank you for sharing your idea, I still stick to my childish view. I think the more options we can provide for users, the better, rather than hardcoding a specific function. Remembered topic location should be “First Unread” post OR “Last Read” post, and users should be able to choose they like