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Mar 27, 2000, 03:46 PM

Okay, I've read nearly all of the posts here and searched every preference I can find, and I still have this question:

When reading UBB boards (MacNN, Macfixit) using Netscape, links I visited on a previous visit are grey, showing me that I've read them.

I visited these boards last night with IE 5.0, and now I'm back today--but all the links to posts I visited yesterday are blue again. How can I change this so I know at a glance which threads I'm trying to keep abreast of? This goes for Forum topics as well as individual threads within the topic.

Thanks muchly for all your help!

Linda

Mar 28, 2000, 11:35 AM

Oh well...

Couldn't get this fixed or resolved, no matter what I tried.

I'm pretty sure it must just be me, or someone else would have screamed about it by now.

I'm visiting you today courtesy of Netscape.

Misha · Mar 28, 2000, 01:42 PM

I haven't had this problem. I'd suggest deleting the Explorer folder inside System Folder->Preferences and trying again.

Oh, be sure to back up the Favorites file, if you want to keep it.

jsteinborn · Dec 16, 2002, 11:57 AM

Linda,

Did deleting the prefs solve your problem? Just wondering. I'm having the same problem.

mrbiiggy2 · Dec 16, 2002, 07:46 PM

That's not a 'problem'. These records aren't meant to be kept for long periods of time, tracking where you've been, etc. Instead, the people running the forum need to use the features their software provides to them and help users to know how to use the unread posts feature, and the show last unread posts in a feature. Also, the little icons on a thread help you do the same thing.

jsteinborn · Dec 17, 2002, 10:08 AM

What about Internet Explorer? That fact that when i visit a website's links and the next day they are shown as not visited. I would the links to be shown in a different color. Can ie do this?

MrBS · Dec 17, 2002, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by jsteinborn:
What about Internet Explorer? That fact that when i visit a website's links and the next day they are shown as not visited. I would the links to be shown in a different color. Can ie do this?

It only remembers links as visited if the link is in its History, you can adjust how many links it keeps in its History by going to prefs->Web Browser->Advanced.

In prefs->Web Browser->Web Content you can set your default colors for links and visited links. This is overridden by the site if it specifically says the links should be a certain color. You can, in turn, override that (same pref location) by telling IE to use your style sheet instead of the sites.
~BS

MrBS · Dec 17, 2002, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by jsteinborn:
What about Internet Explorer? That fact that when i visit a website's links and the next day they are shown as not visited. I would the links to be shown in a different color. Can ie do this?

In a very similar thread iMacMike pointed out that IE actually needs the link in it's history and it needs to have been looked at that calendar day. So if you click on the link at 11:59 pm it won't stay visited for long. Not the most intelligent behavior coming out of MS...
~BS

mrbiiggy2 · Dec 18, 2002, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by MrBS:
Not the most intelligent behavior coming out of MS...
~BS

[redundant]That's why the forum has icons for you to identify if you have participated, read, etc, the post or not.[/redundant]

MrBS · Dec 18, 2002, 03:45 AM

Originally posted by mrbiiggy2:

[redundant]That's why the forum has icons for you to identify if you have participated, read, etc, the post or not.[/redundant]

If forums were the only things browsers were used to view, then it would be redundant.
~BS