Forum "Show unread" not working

[440bx]

Hello,

I normally click on "Show unread" to get a list of the unread messages but, this time it showed no unread messages in spite of the fact that there are plenty (over a dozen) or unread messages.

Obviously, I don't know if this behavior is caused by a recent change in the forum configuration by one of the administrators but, figured I'd mention the problem as an FYI to those who might have made a change that caused the problem.

Attached is a screenshot showing a good number of unread messages on the right hand side yet not a single one of them in the list of unread messages.

Is anyone else experiencing this problem or is my browser seeking attention ?

Feedback welcome and appreciated.

ETA:

References to "unread messages" should have been "unread topics"

[paweld]

Hello,This is the "normal" behavior of the forum. I have been experiencing this since the beginning.
It happens when you log in to the forum and close the session without reading. By logging in right away again, you will not see unread posts. Only after some time when someone adds a new post you can go to unread and click on the link "Show all unread" (on right side under the list) and then you will see all the actually unread messages

[440bx]

Hello,This is the "normal" behavior of the forum. I have been experiencing this since the beginning.

I find that rather surprising.  It's never been that way for me and, I've been here a number of years now.

[marcov]

Yes it is normal. I had it even yesterday when I returned from a week long holiday and there were six pages of new posts.

I cherry picked the interesting ones and left the rest, yet this morning the page was empty.

[lainz]

Bookmark this page and enter the forum always from here:
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php?action=unread;all;start=0

[marcov]

Thanks! Didn't know that one

[440bx]

Yes it is normal. I had it even yesterday when I returned from a week long holiday and there were six pages of new posts.

I cherry picked the interesting ones and left the rest, yet this morning the page was empty.

There is one thing I really fail to understand, which is:

How can it possibly be normal ?... I didn't log off, therefore I didn't log back in since I was already logged in... I was inactive for maybe a couple of hours (if that), lastly, I've been a member of this forum for roughly 5 years and this "normal" thing has _never_ happened to me in the past. 

Additionally, what does "Show unread" really mean if it does not show a plethora of unread posts which are visible on the right hand side.  What is _normal" is for the list that appears on the right hand side to be shown in the list of "unread" with additional details since there is more horizontal space available.

The conclusion is: the behavior is illogical and, at leat as far as I'm concerned, it is _brand_ new.  Never happened before.

ETA:

Attached is a snapshot of what I consider "normal".  The list of unread matches the list of topics with new posts in the right hand side (unlike the attachment found in the first post.)


ETA 2:

@lainz,

Thank you for the link and, for the record, I did _not_ use the link you provided to obtain the snapshot I posted.  I got that screen simply by clicking on "Show unread" and, at least this time, it behaved as always, that is, what has always been normal for me.

[tetrastes]

Attached is a screenshot showing a good number of unread messages on the right hand side yet not a single one of them in the list of unread messages.

Is anyone else experiencing this problem or is my browser seeking attention ?

In this case I simply click where it is asked: