This is just a little wish :-) I really do like the notifications I get in the Chatterbox if someone replies to one of my nodes. What I don't like is the fact that (as far as I know) the only way to remove a notification is to check the checkbox and click Talk. Which reloads the whole page. I think this is creating unnecessary burden to the server. IMHO it would be nice if the notification disappeared automaticaly when I click on any of the two links within it.

What do you think?

Jenda
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
   -- Rick Osborne

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Re: Removing reply notifications
by diotalevi (Canon) on Mar 21, 2003 at 14:04 UTC

    Certainly not. I keep those around because I frequently do not respond immediately. Its a handy-dandy bookmark that I can easily make go away.

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Re: Removing reply notifications (message inbox)
by ybiC (Prior) on Mar 21, 2003 at 14:12 UTC
    Your wish is my command, good monk Jenda.   Well, not really, but it sounds good.   The downright neat-o swell keen handy-dandy nifty wondamous Message Inbox should address your concern quite handily, eh?
      cheers,
      ybiC
      striving toward Perl Adept
        (it's pronounced "why-bick")

    Update: bolded link

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      :-)
      I'll reply to everyone in this one node.

      1. You are right diotalevi, Robartes and adrianh, whether this would help depends on the ussage pattern. I would like it since if I do want to reply I do that immediately. So I don't need to keep those around. I have no idea how many people would like this, but for me it would mean one page reload less ... the way it is now I 1) click on the link to get to the node 2) read the response, 3) reply if I feel like it 4) check the checkbox and click Talk. Which forces the webserver to respond to one more request.

      2. Yes, Robates, that's about what I would expect the implementation to look like. I don't think this would put any big additional load to the server. The index.pl would just check whether there is such a parameter in the query. And only if it does would it consult the user's preferences and if the user wants that delete or archive the message. So the only thing addigional thing executed in the normal case would be an if ($cgi->param("from_msg_id")).

      3. Yes the Message Inbox is cool but ... if I only get two messages a day and only want to peruse the link once and then get rid of the message, it's a bit of an overkill :-)

      Jenda
      Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
         -- Rick Osborne

      Edit by castaway: Closed small tag in signature

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Re: Removing reply notifications
by adrianh (Chancellor) on Mar 21, 2003 at 14:10 UTC

    I can see it would work for some peoples usage patterns, but I would prefer to keep it as it is.

    I keep notifications until I get around to replying (or deleting them). If they were automatically removed I would then have to add them back to my personal nodelet - since I often reply to messages some time after I receive the notification.

    Of course - it could always be made an option ;-)

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Re: Removing reply notifications
by robartes (Priest) on Mar 21, 2003 at 14:07 UTC
    Hmm, this would probably mean:
    • Tagging the URL's to the links in reply notification messages (e.g. http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=123456¬if=1&msg_id=654321)
    • Modifiying the engine so that it honors these extra parameters and deletes said message from the user's inbox.
    I have no idea either way, but I have a suspicion that this would put more load on the server than the current situation, for little actual gain.

    There are many times I click on the link to a reply to one of my nodes, then go somewhere else on the site and come back to the reply later, through the link. Your system would defeat that behaviour (unless you make it configurable, putting more overhead on the process).

    CU
    Robartes-

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