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Pastimes : Classic SI Customization Option
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To: BryanB who wrote (597)2/29/2000 7:28:00 AM
From: Snowshoe   of 644
 
Bryan and August,

I now realize that I initially misunderstood August's complaint about SubjectMark loading. I'm not sure what the term for it is, but Classic SI formatted and displayed the data gradually as it came in. Here's the advantage: If you bookmark a lot of inactive threads, you get to quickly see which ones have new messages, even while the others are still loading.

The new SI waits until all the data is downloaded to your PC, and then displays the page. If you're on a slow line it takes forever before you see ANYTHING. I'm not sure if there's a reason why the New SI works differently, but I've also noticed this condition at other sites. You might ask your engineers if there is a reason for this. I suspect that it involves a design tradeoff between various pros and cons. Whatever the reason, this is part of why I upgraded to a cable modem. It vastly improved my download performance.

If your engineers say it's impractical to switch back to the gradual download, then it would be good to consider segmenting the download. Duncan Moyer's suggestion would work fine for August, but might inconvenience people like me with fast access who usually want to see ALL of the subjects. However you handle it, I hope you accommodate both types of users. Perhaps it can be handled by another option under customization.

Regards,
Greg
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