New Chat Function

**Honey Badger 1** · 03-06-2013, 10:44 PM

This new feature is not letting me read the first 11 posts of this thread http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...d.php?t=109875 it keeps refreshing and the first 11 disappear. I have my posts set to 40 per page and this thread currently has 30 posts so they should all be on one page for me, but after 3 seconds it refreshes and the beginning, which is what I have previously read disappears.

**Strider199** · 03-06-2013, 11:16 PM

I clicked on your link mommy1 and a new window opened with post #1 showing angles. Your going right to post #11 is weird.

**Honey Badger 1** · 03-06-2013, 11:43 PM

It starts at post #1 then in 3 seconds posts #1-11 disappear. It is happening on a few threads, but not all of them.

**William** · 03-06-2013, 11:52 PM

That is due to the function trimming older post from the pages to prevent clutter. The number posts can quickly go up while chatting. I have increased the maximum posts showed on one page to 50. That will be the maximum number of posts that can be displayed on one page.

**Honey Badger 1** · 03-07-2013, 12:16 AM

That seems to have taken care of the problem.

**mermaidwannabe** · 03-07-2013, 08:06 AM

I've noticed since these changes were made that when I type in a new thread or reply window, I'm always typing faster than it takes the text to appear in the window. It lags a bit behind. Previously, the characters appeared the moment I struck them on the keyboard. Something seems a bit out of synch. Also, when I backspace, it seems to take forever, for the same reason. This is the only forum on which I find this happening, and it began only after the new format came into being. If I type several words rapidly in succession, it can take up to a full second before they appear in the window. It feels like my cursor is just limping along.

Any suggestions on how to correct this?

--mermaid

**William** · 03-07-2013, 05:12 PM

I will have to look into that but the changes made should not be able to affect that. The letters are put into the window locally on your computer. It is only after you press send it starts interacting with the changes server side. I will look into and see if there might be any setting on the server or in your browser that might be causing it. DO you mind telling me which browser you are using. Also what is your connection speed and how much ram does your computer have.

**fishmommie** · 03-08-2013, 05:56 PM

Hi William.
Curious as to why as of 12:53 pm central time, there's only 1 post listed in the new posts section. Generally there's a page full. Does this have something to do with the latest changes and if so, where can I go to get a list of the most recent posts?
Thanks!

**ijankrom** · 03-08-2013, 06:23 PM

I do not see anything different in the forums, do I need to log out and back in again to see the changes? I've refreshed the screens but still nothing.

**William** · 03-08-2013, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by fishmommie

Curious as to why as of 12:53 pm central time, there's only 1 post listed in the new posts section.

This latest change should not effect that. The two fucntions do not interact with eachother in such a way to disturb eachother.

Originally Posted by ijankrom

I do not see anything different in the forums, do I need to log out and back in again to see the changes? I've refreshed the screens but still nothing.

There is no visable change. The change is just related to how the forum works. After the changes. If you are browsing a thread any new post made while you are reading are added to the page automatically without the need to reload. If you reply in a thread the post shows up directly (within 3 sec) on the screen of anyone that is browsing that thread. this makes it possible to message, chat directly in the threads with minimal delays and without the need to ever reload a page. I hope that makes it more clear.

If no one posts while you are reading a thread or if you are alone in browsing that thread you will not notice any difference.