Renewing The Present Page

[donny48]

Is there any way to be able to view a page in a forum such as this and have it automatically renew whenever there is a new post. I use the crossword forum and would find it handy whilst working on one question to have the page renew.

[Old_Geezer]

I would doubt it.

You may need to look for a programme that runs in the background sending F5s every so often, but it might cause havoc when a different window is active.

[dannyk13]

Donny, you could open another tab and use that which would allow you to switch between tabs.

[donny48]

Many thanks, will try your suggestion Danny. One of the reasons I asked is because of the speed at which some posters, yourself included, can answer. Do you then constantly click to renew page ? Going out now will read answer on my return.

[dannyk13]

No Donny, I don't constantly renew.I just keep my eye on latest posts and posts in crossword section.

[Old_Geezer]

But another tab still doesn't self update (Latest Posts seem to be the only self updating part, unsure if that still works in a non-active tab). Maybe you could ask for a change in the site facelift. Have a setting in the profile that says to continuously update.

[fiction-factory]

It is an issue, donny- it is frustrating to type a long answer and then find 3 other people have all parsed it much better a few seconds before me. Sometimes I stop partway through, copy it onto my clipboard and then refresh to see if any more have come in. Perhaps you could have a second tab open and keep refreshing that while you type in yours. The reason some answers are fully posted before we've even finished reading the clues is some people have done the crossword already and can either remember or can just copy their own answers from the paper in front of them. The causal helpers aren't really needed as a few posters provide such a good service that seems to cover all daylight hours

[scorpiojo]

...or they may be able to work out the answer

[fiction-factory]

Often they can- but I think donny, like me is talking about those where 5 clues are posted, sometimes even without letter counts or any letters shown, and sometimes without the correct clue, and some are still able to provide instant answers. It's just an observation and an explanation for donny. That's what AB is for - getting answers quickly

[dannyk13]

As we have to when the OP's query refers to a crossword in a paper we do not have.

[dannyk13]

My last post was in addition to Scorpiojo's .

[fiction-factory]

For the avoidance of doubt, I agree you and some others are very good, danny. I know I'm just a casual crossworder who could never compete with some here if it were a race

[hc4361]

Imagine nearing the end of typing out a lengthy and the page auto refreshes. That would be beyond frustrating

[Togo]

Subscribe to the thread Donny, and it will always be in view until you unsubscribe.

[fiction-factory]

You may be right Togo- maybe that's what donny meant.
I was assuming he meant having the latest posts or subscribed posts lists updated while he was typing an answer so he could see if others had added answers while he was typing

[donny48]

What I meant was something that would renew the page whilst I was doing some thing else such as reading. I must admit I had never considered the latest posts section until it was pointed out to me and it will in fact do what I want, it will alert me to a new post. A case of something so familiar under your nose that you fail to see it.
Thank for your replies.
Don

[chamois]

Yes, you can do this. First of all, you'll have to change your web browser to Firefox. Then you'll need to click on the three small horizontal lines at the extreme right of the toolbar ( Some people call this the "hamburger" symbol")

The window that opens will give you the option to search for "Add-Ons". In the search box, type "ReloadEvery" (watch the capitals) and download it. It's a safe add-on I've used for years. Open the add-on icon and there you will find the option to reload the page you're looking at as often as every second to up to at least a full minute. It reloads the window for you automatically without your intervention.

It's really great for doing crosswords on AB and I wouldn't be without it.

There may be similar add-ons for Chrome etc, but I'm not familiar with them as I tend to confine myself to Firefox these days.

[donny48]

Thank you, Chamois, will try over the weekend.