Also update topic timer UI for auto-delete replies, auto-close after last post

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tobiaseigen highlights that the UI for two topic timer features, auto-delete replies and auto-close after last post, has not been updated to match the recent bookmark UI revamp. The auto-delete replies timer is useful for temporary coordination topics. The auto-close feature has a problematic behavior where selecting it and then canceling still sets the timer, closing the topic. codinghorror asks if this is still an issue, and tobiaseigen confirms it is. The old duration selection method is noted as potentially better for its flexibility. The discussion continues in another topic tobiaseigen.

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This revamp seems to have missed the topic timer I use most on my Discourse for Teams site - the auto-delete replies topic timer. This is amazingly handy for topics devoted to recurring meetings or procedures/documentation where you want to coordinate in the immediate term but don’t want to keep the replies forever.

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I also noticed the “auto-close topic after last post” also has not been updated. It also has a fairly scary functioning in that it sets the timer immediately and warns the topic will be closed momentarily, even before you choose to set the timer. If you X to leave the popup, the timer is already in place and the post will be closed. To prevent this, I reopened the topic timer, switched to a different timer which causes the timer to be removed, then X to leave the popup.

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Setting topic timer to auto-close after last post not suggest dates
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Is this still an issue @tobiaseigen ?

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Yes, it is still an issue. I didn’t see the “The last post in the topic is already ..” red warning, but it is definitely the case that if you go to that pulldown and X to leave, it still sets the auto-close topic after last post setting and closes the topic!

And these timers still use the old method to choose the duration, which is not really a big issue and on reflection may even be better because you can set the duration in hours, days, weeks etc.

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Continues in Setting topic timer to auto-close after last post not suggest dates - #5 by tobiaseigen

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