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Forum Spy is SO ANNOYING
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Yeah, I love Forum Spy too... but you guys are right.. I almost always click something else than I wanted.. even on my computer
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.
This happens to me on my iPhone also, but with my fingers. I don't like hooking a mouse up to my iPhone much.
My personal opinion is that Forum Spy simply knows better than you which thread you ought to be reading.
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)
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.
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.
Code:
// [B]1.[/B] Add variable to top
[B]var spyhold = false;[/B]
...
function spy_s() {
spy_x();
var nid = (Math.round(Math.random() * 2000) + 100);
// [B]2.[/B] Add test case at update
if ([B]!spyhold && [/B]rN) {
...
// [B]3.[/B] Add mouse link events within spy_pr
<a style='text-decoration:none' [B]onmouseover='spyhold=true;' onmouseout='spyhold=false;'[/B] href='https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=" + ps[i].getElementsByTagName("postid")[0].firstChild.nodeValue + "#post"
...
I love forum spy. It is a pain on the iPhone unless you zoom really closely. It is so useful on the computer though.
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...
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.
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.
Yes, but won't give informative information on the link you've selected. Unless you know that thread's number
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.
Yeah, I love Forum Spy too... but you guys are right.. I almost always click something else than I wanted.. even on my computer
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.
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
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