Hi All,
I noted that there isn't a search within a Device forum. I.e. I went to Samsung Tab 2 7.0 forum but I had to search for a topic that I am looking for among multiple posts within the forum itself. I noted there is a search on the top right side of the site but that searches the entire site rather than within the subforums i.e. Device Forums. Filter doesn't allow to search on a subject but on who posted, date, etc. Having one will ease what a User looking for rather than force them to post their queries; which essentially will have redundant posts on a topic. What do you all say?
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How can I jump to a specific post in a thread? I'm following a Epic 4G Touch development thread for example that has 1800+ posts. I know I want to go to post 1550 but the only way I can tell is to keep clicking the page number that is closest to getting me there. This could take 20 or more clicks and alot of waisted time.
I would have searched for this answer but apparently search is broken atm per the top thread in the General forum.
Thanks
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Hello,
I guess this Question has not been answered yet. I too want to know how we can jump to a particular post within a large thread. I waste a lot of time in going to a particular post even though i know the Post #.
Thanks in advance.
An XDA forum URL masterclass.......
Not that simple, but you can get pretty close to the post that you want with minimal effort. Here's how:
vBulletin generates a unique post ID for every post, which the search engine uses internally.
When browsing threads you don't see it, as you are only moving from one page of posts in a thread to the next.
As an example
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24387975#post24387975
takes you directly to post #28 of thread 1538864, the member who posted it, might be vaguely familiar, but that's as maybe. The main point to note is that there is no reference in this url to the thread itself, it is only using the post number ID in order to jump to it directly.
If you want to go to the start of the page for thread ID x post number y
use a url of the form
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=x&page=((y-1)DIV 10)+1)
That's the mathematical formula, but in plain English, subtract 1 from the post number, drop the last digit, then add 1 to this value. This is then the page number that contains the post you are looking for.
When applied to the above post, post 28 of thread 1538864 we have: 28 -> 27 -> 2 -> 3
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538864&page=3
P.S. Had to use code tags above , as url tags tend to strip out the middle of url strings.
I navigate to the forum (not a subforum) I want to "subscribe to" or "add as a favorite" (whatever it is called) but I cannot find anywhere on the main page of the forum (i.e., the page that typically lists XYZ DEVICE General, XYZ DEVICE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting, XYZ DEVICE General Development, etc.) where I can subscribeto that forum (or add as a favorite).
I notice that if you go to one of the above-referenced subforums that you have the option there to subscribe to it. But I want quick access to all of the subforums for one device, which is why that seems like a forum to me, not a subforum.
Also, in the premium mobile app, it has the sidebar which usually says "subscriptions" followed by a number. When selecting this, you are given a list of forums (and/or subforums) that you can quickly navigate to. This is what I am looking for. I have "subscribed" to them from the mobile app, but they are not showing up once I am at my laptop... it only shows on the right under "MESSAGES THREADS FORUMS" that I am subscribed to one subforum I subscribed to 3 years ago.
With the number of forums for devices growing to several hundred why is there not just a way to create a bookmark to go directly to the forum that you have already added as a subscribed forum/a favorite??? I swear I think every time I have come to this webpage I have to navigate down past 90 devices to find the forum I want (or I google XDA XYZ Device....which is a nice workaround).
There should be a way to bookmark a forum. I say "bookmark" because subscribing to a forum is actually confusing. You already have an option to subscribe to a thread and with that subscription, you can opt to receive email updates when there have been new comments to the thread. However, for a forum this is not practicable nor logical. I just need a way to jump to a forum quickly.
It seems like an easy breakdown: Forum (example HTC ONE (or VERIZON HTC ONE if it exists)) ==> Subforum (example: HTC ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting) ==> Thread (example: Help! I bricked my phone!!!).
Thread subscriptions don't have breadcrumbs in their title, but if you are going to subscribe to a thread, you probably will know what subforum and forum it is in based on its specificity.
Please note the mission of XDA is,
The mission of XDA Assist is to provide basic help to those who have tried searching but can't find what they are looking for and need assistance. This is not a "helpdesk" providing technical assistance but more to point you in the correct direction with your problem. Perhaps you can't find posts on how to root your phone, install custom recovery or maybe you have questions about how to navigate and use features on the site.
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OK... no problem.. I need to get this thread deleted then. I cannot tell if you are a moderator, but your Avatar says XDA-Assist... can you please delete it for me?
Thank you!!
How does one search within a subforum? There's search all forums, and search within a thread, but sometimes It'd be extremely useful to search just within a specific devices forum. Too many irrelevancies otherwise.
Hi there,
Please read my thread from my signatures with "How to use search on XDA".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646826
Good luck
As mentioned in the thread title, I'm asking what's required for a device to have it's own dedicated page on the site.
I'm asking because I was just looking up the Lenovo K3 Note and, it seems to be an actively developed and engaged phone (130+ pages and counting) but it's all relegated to 1 thread in the "Miscellaneous Android Development" section.
Thanks for your time.
You can make your request for a forum in the thread linked below. The admin have a few factors that play into deciding whether or not a new forum is created for a specific device, though. You may inquire in the thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660354
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As @sd_shadow already suggested here:
sd_shadow said:
No forum link, while viewing a thread​Currently, there is no way to tell which forum a thread is in while viewing it.
It would be very helpful to know which device or topic the thread is about.
Many OP's do not mention this in the thread,
because it is assumed the reader will know which forum the thread is in.
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I would also prefer having a breadcrumb containing the forum path (forum, subforum, section) at the top of each thread in the search results and normal forum view.
Like it's done in long threads (with not than 1 page) after jump to another page - see my screenshots.
If you open a thread, on the first opened page, there is no information about the forum, subforum or section of it.
How to see the difference:
Open the xda app, go into any forum view (or do a search and check search results view), click on a long thread (with more than 2 page). Check the top of the thread on the current page. There is no forum information /no forum breadcrumb.
If you scroll to the bottom of the thread (in landscape mode you can change the page also at the top of the thread) and change the page to be displayed, then check the top of this page. There you will find the breadcrumb with forum information.
I agree this is an important feature we need to add. It's in line to be fixed