Forum Spy is SO ANNOYING

[ss957916]

I'm forever clicking (or tapping on my iPhone) just as forum spy updates meaning it opens the wrong thread.

It's annoyed me for years! Had to say something!

[arkitect]

I agree.
I love Forum Spy, but it is near impossible to use on an iPhone.
:o

[jessica.]

I saw this in forum spy and noticed it ended up in the wrong forum. Damn you forum spy. Damn you.

[SimonJ]

Yeah, I love Forum Spy too... but you guys are right.. I almost always click something else than I wanted.. even on my computer:D

[McGiord]

slow............................................f...i....n.....g....e.....r.....s

[ss957916]

slow............................................f...i....n.....g....e.....r.....s

Actually, it's nothing to do with that.

[themoonisdown09]

Actually, it's nothing to do with that.

Slow eyes?

[ss957916]

Nor that.

[themoonisdown09]

I pretty much only use Forum Spy and I love it. I do, however, click on the wrong threads sometimes because as soon as I'm starting to press my mouse button down, another thread is added and everything shifts down one.

This happens to me on my iPhone also, but with my fingers. I don't like hooking a mouse up to my iPhone much.

[brad.c]

Something slow BETWEEN the fingers and the eyes?

EDIT: I'm speaking from personal experience.

[Doctor Q]

My personal opinion is that Forum Spy simply knows better than you which thread you ought to be reading. ;)

[angelwatt]

I'm not sure if Forum Spy is part of vBulletin or a plug-in or such, but it wouldn't likely be too hard to add some JavaScript that holds off the update if you're currently moused over a thread link. (and there was a thread on this same idea actually (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=714573))

Edit: If Arn or whoever is web mastering is interested I believe I found a seamless way to add this to the JavaScript code. Just have to do small edits in 3 places. Below is the small changes. Obviously I couldn't test this out myself. It only "pauses" when mousing over the topic title link. It could be expanded though.

// 1. Add variable to top
var spyhold = false;
...
function spy_s() {
spy_x();
var nid = (Math.round(Math.random() * 2000) + 100);
// 2. Add test case at update
if (!spyhold && rN) {
...
// 3. Add mouse link events within spy_pr
<a style='text-decoration:none' onmouseover='spyhold=true;' onmouseout='spyhold=false;' href='http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=" + ps[i].getElementsByTagName("postid")[0].firstChild.nodeValue + "#post"
...

[WildCowboy]

Can it tell when my finger is hovering over a thread title on my iPhone? ;)

[gillboyswims96]

it is amazing... awesome awesome awesome tool...i havnt ever had any problems...

[jmann]

I love forum spy. It is a pain on the iPhone unless you zoom really closely. It is so useful on the computer though. :)

[thegoldenmackid]

One must wonder...if it is annoying, why use it? Unlike a lot of other things that people find annoying, you don't even have to turn it off...

[sammich]

You know...since 3.0 and the whole copy and paste thing, if you just HOLD your finger over your link, it will bring up a menu without opening the link you'll then know if to proceed or not by pressing cancel or open in new page.

[angelwatt]

Can it tell when my finger is hovering over a thread title on my iPhone? ;)

Sadly, I've never used an iPhone so I can't tell you. Is there a cursor? That would likely be required. Perhaps it could be tied into the gyro-thingy, but doubt JavaScript can talk to that.

[t0mat0]

You know...since 3.0 and the whole copy and paste thing, if you just HOLD your finger over your link, it will bring up a menu without opening the link you'll then know if to proceed or not by pressing cancel or open in new page.

Yes, but won't give informative information on the link you've selected. Unless you know that thread's number :p

Issue is more when you right click to open new tab, or to open, rather than using a ctrl-click or option click to a new tab. Gotta be quick if the Forum spy is moving fast.

[joro]

Yeah I agree with the others, forum spy is great on a computer but it is quite annoying on an iPhone.

[sushi]

Yeah, I love Forum Spy too... but you guys are right.. I almost always click something else than I wanted.. even on my computer:D

I like Dr. Q's response:

My personal opinion is that Forum Spy simply knows better than you which thread you ought to be reading. ;)

:)

But to tell the truth, I tend not to use Forum Spy on my computer because I usually miss click on the thread that I want. On an iPhone, I am sure that it would be a magical mystery tour for me. :D

[alphaod]

Actually, it's nothing to do with that.

Nor that.

I have never misclicked a Forum Spy thread, so you have no excuse… ;)

[cube]

I've reported a long time ago that they should stop updating when the cursor hovers over a link.

[cube]

Yeah I agree with the others, forum spy is great on a computer but it is quite annoying on an iPhone.

No, it's also annoying on a computer.

[MacDawg]

The Spy is just one of many tools... if it doesn't work for you, then don't use it :)
It is just one way to view things, and I for one like it (even with the occasional mis-click)

One thing you might want to consider... exclude the Forums you aren't interested in and the changes will slow down some

Take the iPhone Forum off your list and you won't have any problems ;)

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[dukebound85]

i had the same frustrations.... lol

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=533019