Create a topic without going back to board overview

[havok4615]

Hi, i know there is a function where u can create a topic and i leads u directly into it, also if you reply to a topic i stays there. But my problem is, that if i reply/create a topic, i pushes me back to the Board overview. WHere can i set this?

[kat]

Profile...

Look and layout...

Return to topics after posting by default.

To change it, for everyone, Admin>Current theme.

Annoyingly Oddly enough, this is theme-specific. So, you'll need to do that for each theme, individually.

[havok4615]

im using default theme and i can only change it on profile, not for everyone
to be honest, this should be default.

[kat]

I agree. Strangely, though, our Project Manager, who's a bit odd , insists that it stays as it is.

[havok4615]

So there is no way to make i for all? i using he DEFAULT theme and there is no way to set it up (or im blind) pls send me a pictures guide. i only got there option at "current Theme"
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[kat]

Profile>Look and layout>Return to topics after posting by default.

For all themes, you need Themes>Theme Settings.

Click "Member options".

Under the theme name (Not obvious, really, is it?), you'll see "Reset all members' current options for this theme" (Which is worded very badly). Click that.

It's on that page.

Sorry for leading you astray, there.

[havok4615]

thank you, but srsly, this stuff should be like in EVERY OTHER FORUM ON IN THE WORLD do this stuff by default.

[Arantor]

And there are significant numbers of people here who disagree with you that it should be default... if you just posted it, why you do need to see what you just posted?

[Kindred]

exactly...


and I will reiterate - yet once again - just because another system does it does not make it right or even useful and definitely does not mean that we need to do it.

It's actually one of the things that I see users changing right after their first login on other systems...

[lurkalot]

And there are significant numbers of people here who disagree with you that it should be default... if you just posted it, why you do need to see what you just posted?

Handy if you want to check stuff I guess.  Especially as the preview view is a different width to the actual post.  I always change mine to "Return to topics after posting by default"

[Arantor]

That's a valid point, but by then don't forget that people have already received notifications and whatnot, meaning that if formatting is important, preview is the thing to use.

[lurkalot]

That's a valid point, but by then don't forget that people have already received notifications and whatnot, meaning that if formatting is important, preview is the thing to use.

That's a good point.  In my case it's a check to see if it looks ok, and if not some minor tweaks only.  I'm not suggesting using that method to replace the preview, just to compliment it. 

It would be nice to see a toggle for this in SMF 3 though. (Please) 

[Arantor]

Why do you need a toggle? You already have one. You already have the toggle for both yourself and to push it to all members.

[Burke ♞ Knight]

Toggle is already there for posting...
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[Arantor]

And you can set it in your profile > look and layout for general use, and you can set it in the admin panel for everyone.

[kat]

It's the first setting I ever change, from the default.

I wonder... Might be a good bit of PR, this, too, in a kinda "We listen to our members" way.

How about a poll, in the public boards?

[Arantor]

I was actually talking last night in our chat area about doing this, but I suggested a ton of ways to change up doing this. There are better ways to solve this problem than changing this default.

[kat]

Continuing the major hijacking of this thread...

I think it'd be good, if this was an option that was displayed when the forum first gets installed.

If you look around, this has cropped-up millions of times, almost literally.

[lurkalot]

Why do you need a toggle? You already have one. You already have the toggle for both yourself and to push it to all members.

Because it's too complicated.  A simple checkbox in look and layout options, or something similar would be nice.

And you can set it in your profile > look and layout for general use, and you can set it in the admin panel for everyone.

Yep it's well hidden in there, isn't it.

It's the first setting I ever change, from the default.

I wonder... Might be a good bit of PR, this, too, in a kinda "We listen to our members" way.

How about a poll, in the public boards?

Best idea yet K@

[Arantor]

I'd really rather not make it an option on install... because that's a very nasty slippery slope where we end up providing dozens and dozens of options on install which makes it harder to use and whatnot. I'm not entirely a fan of the fact we even ask about 'registration mode' on install.

A lot of people do ask about it, and ultimately I'm tempted to just change it by default in 2.1 because I think it will cut the support headache. Doing 'the right thing by users' like this is possibly a good thing.