Suggestion: solution in vertical scrollbar

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phanirithvij suggests adding a vertical scrollbar feature to indicate solutions in the help category, allowing users to jump to the solution directly. They provided an example from the NixOS forum where solutions are highlighted in the original post. awesomerobot agrees with the idea and suggests making the element larger for better visibility. phanirithvij adds that this feature should be shown only for longer timelines, not for posts with fewer than four short replies, and mentions a curiosity about the ‘ActivityPub for Topic’ status.

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The image shows a simple bar graph with a blue vertical line. The graph has two horizontal lines, one at the top and one at the bottom, and there's a label for 'Back' at the bottom. There are dates 'Nov' and 'Nov 2019' above the graph. The graph seems to represent data over a specific period. (Captioned by AI)
The image shows a simple bar graph with a blue vertical line. The graph has two horizontal lines, one at the top and one at the bottom, and there's a label for 'Back' at the bottom. There are dates 'Nov' and 'Nov 2019' above the graph. The graph seems to represent data over a specific period. (Captioned by AI)207×540 6.73 KB

or any other way to have solved qns in help category have the solutions shown.

a jump to solution option in scrollbar.

eg. see How to support clipboard for NeoVim - #3 by brogos - Help - NixOS Discourse

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We highlight the solution in the original post and provide a link there…

This image shows a screenshot of a community support or forum page, specifically for NeoVim, with a post discussing how to support clipboard for NeoVim. (Captioned by AI)
This image shows a screenshot of a community support or forum page, specifically for NeoVim, with a post discussing how to support clipboard for NeoVim. (Captioned by AI)893×452 42.8 KB

but I like the idea of indicating it in the timeline… we’d probably want a larger element to jump to the post on click too too? maybe something like

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thanks for the suggestion!

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I think this should only be shown for longer timelines, a post with less than 4 short replies maybe doesn’t need it. (but if the replies were long then maybe?)

Also on a side note: it says ActivityPub for Topic #331360 is not published, I assume it is because it was initially not posted in the Features category. Is it possible to trigger a publish for it? just curious, not really necessary.