Thread Views Using Ipad Safari or Firefox

[jshopper1]

Sorry if this has been discussed already.

When I log into the forums on my Ipad using either Apple Safari or Mozilla Firefox, the number of times that each thread has been viewed does not show. Number of replies, yes; views, no.

Interesting that I can use the “FILTER” button and sort the forum by views, ascending or descending. Still when I do this I don’t see the view numbers, just the threads in the order that I selected.

Of course when I log in on my Windows based notebook using Firefox I can see the number of thread views perfectly.

Is there anything that I can do on my end to see the number of views on my Ipad? Or is it a system problem?

Thanks in advance.


Dennis Lockwood

 

[bruce linde]

I don’t see the number of replies or views on my iPhone in portrait mode, but when I turn it 90° clockwise and move it into landscape mode I do see them.

Can you please try that and let us know?

 

[jshopper1]

I don’t see the number of replies or views on my iPhone in portrait mode, but when I turn it 90° clockwise and move it into landscape mode I do see them.

Can you please try that and let us know?

Bruce,

Huh, never thought of that. Good suggestion. Thanks.

I always surf in the landscape mode. And the view data does not show in landscape. Replies, yes; views, no. So I flipped my Ipad to portrait and bingo. I can see view data and replies. Flip back to landscape and no view data.

Only thing is my experiment result is exactly opposite of your suggestion.

Head scratch.

 

[jshopper1]

Bruce,

Huh, never thought of that. Good suggestion. Thanks.

I always surf in the landscape mode. And the view data does not show in landscape. Replies, yes; views, no. So I flipped my Ipad to portrait and bingo. I can see view data and replies. Flip back to landscape and no view data.

Only thing is my experiment result is exactly opposite of your suggestion.

Head scratch.

Something else that may have a bearing.

In landscape I see ads on the right side of my screen.

In portrait I don’t see the ads on the right. In portrait I do see reply and view data on the right.

Thanks again.

 

[bruce linde]

All of that stuff is controlled by css... cascading style sheets. These are ancillary files define what things look like in all view sizes. In order for them to work they need to check screen with to determine what can and can’t be displayed. I’ve also noticed that CSS files can get cached by browsers… This behavior might change if you were to empty your cache.

I wouldn’t do it… Not worth the bother... But let us know if something changes

 

[Tom McIntyre]

Dennis, your browser reports itself as "Apple Mail." I do not think I have seen that before. What does your browser say it is to you?

 

[bruce linde]

so on the desktop version of safari you can go to prefs --> advanced and enable the 'develop' menu.

once you've done so, you'll get a new menu... with an option to 'select user agent'... which allow you to 'identify' your browser as whatever you'd like.... and receive different content targeted at different browsers.

 

[jshopper1]

Dennis, your browser reports itself as "Apple Mail." I do not think I have seen that before. What does your browser say it is to you?

Tom,

Thanks for the reply.

I’m not sure that I understand your question nor how to answer intelligently.

If I look at Settings - General - Name I named my Ipad “Ipad Air.”

I don’t know that Firefox for Ipad asks to be named.

I have no clue where “Apple Mail” came from. Can you prompt me where to look?

 

[jshopper1]

so on the desktop version of safari you can go to prefs --> advanced and enable the 'develop' menu.

once you've done so, you'll get a new menu... with an option to 'select user agent'... which allow you to 'identify' your browser as whatever you'd like.... and receive different content targeted at different browsers.


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Bruce and Tom,

Thank both of you for your kind attention to my problem.

Bruce’s suggestion about rotating my Ipad solves this puzzler to my satisfaction. I can see the view data and that satisfies me.

I don’t want to take up any more of your time. I’m good with things as they are.

Thanks again to both of you.

Best regards,

Dennis Lockwood