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Dave Sexton15-Dec-09 23:25
Dave Sexton15-Dec-09 23:25 
Disclaimer: This might have actually existed once upon a time & been removed because it didn't work well in practice. Seems like a good idea in my head, but the reality might actually be stupid.

I really like the default CP message board layout & the way it sparks discussion but I sometimes struggle (mostly in the lounge) to see how a reply links back up to a previous reply a few posts up, particularly if one reply spawns a new discussion. It helps if the poster quotes from the reply he is replying to but when there's 5+ or so posts between it gets harder and is just the slightest bit more taxing on the brain than if there were a visual clue of how a reply related to another.

The UI suggestion:
Run a thin, almost treeview-esque line between the replies when the number of posts between two replies exceeds a certain number.

E.g.
The current layout:-

Message
   Reply A
      Reply A.1
         Reply A1.1
            Reply A1.1.1
            Reply A1.1.2
            Reply A1.1.3
            Reply A1.1.4
               Reply A1.1.1.1
         Reply A1.2
            Reply A1.2.1
               Reply A1.2.1.1
      Reply A2



In this case it's not immediately clear that Reply A1.2 is a reply to A1. At first glance one could mistake it as being a reply to A1.1.

The suggestion:

Message
   Reply A
      Reply A.1
      |  Reply A1.1
      |     Reply A1.1.1
      |     Reply A1.1.2
      |     Reply A1.1.3
      |     Reply A1.1.4
      |        Reply A1.1.1.1
      |--Reply A1.2
            Reply A1.2.1
               Reply A1.2.1.1
      Reply A2

A thin line provides a visual clue that A1.2 is a reply to A1. Personally, I don't think that these visual clues should be visible all the time as that would really mess up the UI. They should appear & disappear depending on which reply has focus.



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