Two forums open...

Dave · 03-21-2004, 04:40 PM

Does anyone ever have two vBulletin forums open at the same time in separate browser windows?

If you do, have you ever marked a forum "read" in one forum and return to the other forum to find that all the new posts have been marked "read" , too?

It happened to me several times now, but I didn't think what I did in one browser window would affect the other browser window.

Does anyone know how and why this is doing that? And, can I prevent it from happening.

Dave

ekÆsine · 03-21-2004, 06:40 PM

i don't think it can be fixed. since they both are vBulletin they must be using some identical global variable..... or what not and so some operations are passed to both......yep thats a pretty technical explanation

.....hmm, let me try to rephrase.....it's kind of like electromagnetic interference. i think this could only be fixed on the server-side, not client-side.

Dave · 03-21-2004, 11:30 PM

Oh well.....

I tried it with 3 browser windows open and each one to a vBulletin forum. Click to mark all forums "read" on one browser and all 3 forums were marked "read". I would say that it's an interesting phenomenon, but it kinda' sucked since I wasn't done on the other forums.

Dave

03-21-2004, 04:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dave Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: "Almost Heaven" USA Posts: 4,858	Two forums open... Does anyone ever have two vBulletin forums open at the same time in separate browser windows? If you do, have you ever marked a forum "read" in one forum and return to the other forum to find that all the new posts have been marked "read" , too? It happened to me several times now, but I didn't think what I did in one browser window would affect the other browser window. Does anyone know how and why this is doing that? And, can I prevent it from happening. Dave __________________ Tech Forums Moderating Policies \| Forum Rules \| ***PROFANITY*** Note that I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or PMs. Please ask it on the forums. Trying this out: My Dollar Store :: Naturally Good

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Dave Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: "Almost Heaven" USA Posts: 4,858	Oh well..... I tried it with 3 browser windows open and each one to a vBulletin forum. Click to mark all forums "read" on one browser and all 3 forums were marked "read". I would say that it's an interesting phenomenon, but it kinda' sucked since I wasn't done on the other forums. Dave __________________ Tech Forums Moderating Policies \| Forum Rules \| ***PROFANITY*** Note that I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or PMs. Please ask it on the forums. Trying this out: My Dollar Store :: Naturally Good

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03-21-2004, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
ekÆsine Wizard Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,940	i don't think it can be fixed. since they both are vBulletin they must be using some identical global variable..... or what not and so some operations are passed to both......yep thats a pretty technical explanation .....hmm, let me try to rephrase.....it's kind of like electromagnetic interference. i think this could only be fixed on the server-side, not client-side.