>But here's a tip - once the thread loads click on the 'View All' link
>*IN* the thread view. DCF actually has *two* Viea All modes - one is
>the .html static view, which is what you get first, the other is
>dynamically generated. In the second you'll get the 'New' icons to
>tell you which posts are new.

That's... weird. Good to know, nice feature to have, but still weird.

As long as I'm registering complaints, here's a few other notes (which Truss told me to post here, so blame him):

- The difference in graphics for threads with new posts and threads without is pretty minimal, especially for the ones with odd icons (information, etc). I've mostly gotten used to it, but it would be nice if the icons could be clearer on that point.

- For that matter, it would be nice if there were a non-graphical way of knowing whether there are new posts in a forum/thread. A text note beside the forum thread, or next to the icon would serve just fine - while it's a minor point, it'd be nice to not have to wait for the images to load (which can be slow even on a fast connection - and sometimes the images don't load on the first try).

- And on an unrelated note: I am aware that DCF's structure makes it impossible to mark an individual thread as read (as opposed to an entire forum). However, it would be very much appreciated if a "mark thread" or even "mark post" feature were in any future forum versions that might appear -- not being able to mark an individual thread is very frustrating at times.

-- Anne