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Site update: Content bookmarking system now live

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Thanks to a Patreon supporter request, we now have a nifty new feature for you to use.

You can now bookmark Articles, Comments, Forum Topics & Replies. GOL Supporter "Creak" suggested it and it is a pretty useful feature so I've spent this morning doing it.

Inside articles right by the article like section, near the article tags you will see this new icon:
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On Comments and the Forum, there's a new button next to the "link to this comment" button:
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It turns golden/yellow for comments/forum posts you have bookmarked.

Bookmarks will sit in a new page on your User Control Panel.

It uses the same styling as the notification system, with a little cross by the bookmarks to remove them from your list.

The Bookmark system uses Javascript and will do it without reloading the page, so you won't lose anything.

You will find a quick link to the bookmarks in the user menu (click your avatar) on the top navigation bar.

I've also done a few styling adjustments (both suggested by "Creak" on Patreon):
- The article title inside an article is now a link, to make copying super easy
- The subscribe to comments button is now inside the "Comments" header bar, to save some scrolling space. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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chtk Jan 19, 2017
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I love these additions.

One pet peeve, though. I think it's a bad idea to -- visually at least -- create two ways of bookmarking things.

Bookmarking of comments using the icon is fine. The "Bookmark" link to bookmark icons feels wrong somehow. What if you were to move this next to the article "like"-icon? And then use comment bookmark icon for articles as well.


Last edited by chtk on 19 January 2017 at 1:33 pm UTC
Linas Jan 19, 2017
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It's not very easy to find the bookmark list, if you don't know where it is. Could you make it available directly from the top bar, instead of going trough the control panel? Maybe a bookmark icon next to the envelope (notification) icon?

Edit: Clarified what I actually meant.


Last edited by Linas on 19 January 2017 at 1:59 pm UTC
Liam Dawe Jan 19, 2017
Quoting: chtkI love these additions.

One pet peeve, though. I think it's a bad idea to -- visually at least -- create two ways of bookmarking things.

Bookmarking of comments using the icon is fine. The "Bookmark" link to bookmark icons feels wrong somehow. What if you were to move this next to the article "like"-icon? And then use comment bookmark icon for articles as well.
Oh yes, great feedback and I fully agree. I will adjust it so that it sits next to the like icon.

You're right that it makes much more sense to do so.
Liam Dawe Jan 19, 2017
Okay, the article bookmark system now uses the same icon system as comments, I agree it works much better :)
Liam Dawe Jan 19, 2017
Quoting: LinasIt's not very easy to find the bookmark list, if you don't know where it is. Could you make it available directly from the top bar, instead of going trough the control panel? Maybe a bookmark icon next to the envelope (notification) icon?

Edit: Clarified what I actually meant.
I've added a link to the Bookmarks directly into the user menu :)
hardpenguin Jan 19, 2017
Although I use external system for bookmarks, I think this is a dope feature!
beniwtv Jan 20, 2017
Nice improvements! Awesome!


Last edited by beniwtv on 20 January 2017 at 8:50 am UTC
MayeulC Jan 20, 2017
Liam, I just noticed on a comment that the bookmark button gets replaced by { :bookmark} when not logged in.

Edit: and the text by the button inside comments, including code blocks (added a space before the column to avoid this)

:D


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 20 January 2017 at 11:07 am UTC
Liam Dawe Jan 20, 2017
Thanks, have fixed it to not show that when logged in.

And oh my, that's hilarious I wonder if that's an issue with other templating tags...

Edit: Turns out it is, uh oh :D

Edit: That little hole in our templating system has now been fixed, see:
{:bookmark}


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 20 January 2017 at 11:40 am UTC
ProfessorKaos64 Jan 20, 2017
Sweet. No longer do I have to add the web link to my Android home screen :)
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