Badly designed 'reply' button

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

I rest my case

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

I case my rest

[Socio]

that grey arrow is like de ja vu… I’m sure we have had this discussion before when raised by Gordon

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

It certainly cropped up in the early days last year.

[roger_holland]

Gordon @sairfingers … break off your holiday … come and do your replies, is this now solved for you too? (or was that it already and are we a bit slow and/or forgetful)
Greetings and have way more fun on your holiday

[Socio]

@roger_holland

Of course I immediately thought of Gordon, but that was never resolved, was it?

no but he hasn’t mentioned it again in quite a while. He seems to have made peace with it

At least the person the response was intended for gets a notification

[jjw]

Does it work for me?

EDIT: Yes!

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

And now you see it is missing in your post, as you have subsequently edited it, since you replied to me,

[stitch]

@TheMadman_tobyjenner

But I do appreciate others frustration

[Tbushell]

@TheMadman_tobyjenner

if you used the grey arrow to reply to someone but it was in the following/next post to their comment, the “user icon arrow reply” (made up tech reference ) did not show. If there had been subsequent post or posts in between it would.

Toby, I believe you are absolutely correct! Just confirmed when replying in another thread.

I must have seen the bug at least a dozen times, but never made the connection.

[roger_holland]

@TheMadman_tobyjenner

And now you see it is missing in your post,

what is missing…O the (in post 38 from you) 2 Replies gray on the left down?
I hope that’s what you mean because I’ve never paid attention to that, so I don’t miss that either

Hi Rick…I also had to laugh out loud but thought it was a translation that I didn’t understand well…so I just let it go

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

See, I can do diplomacy.

[judi]

Thanks Tom! I’m not a developer, but have configured/“developed” on several software platforms over the years. These things are indeed difficult to sort, and sometimes it’s difficult to even know the source(s) of the issue(s): my configuration? the platform itself? my design? just the way it works but that way is not ideal? Even more difficult to suss when observed behaviors occur intermittently, or manifest differently on different browsers/platforms!

I’m absolutely not complaining anything here…I’m very impressed by and grateful to Justin and his team for all the work they do for us.

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

Judi did you see my response above explaining what is happening and subsequently proved by folks who replied to that post, There is consistency and no doubt Discourse designed that way. This is a feature not a fault,

[judi]

Hi Toby! Yes, I did see your response…if indeed this is how Discourse is designed, I’d put it in my “just the way it works but that way is not ideal” category. It clearly causes confusion. And if it’s the case, there’s nothing to be done to make it less confusing!

[sairfingers]

@roger_holland

this now solved for you too? (

@Socio

I’m sure we have had this discussion before when raised by Gordon

No, the targeted reply button sometimes works for me and other times does not.
I’ve given up using it and use the @username thing.
I’ve realised that there is no point continually raising the same issues. The Discourse platform is what it is. Life is too short to worry about stuff that doesn’t matter.

[Socio]

@sairfingers

The Discourse platform is what it is. Life is too short to fret about stuff that doesn’t matter.

This is the best response

[adi_mrok]

@sairfingers

No, the targeted reply button sometimes works for me and other times does not.

I am having the same issue but I still think people are getting notifications even if it does not appear it’s been a direct reply to a reply

[roger_holland]

I’m already completely satisfied with how it works, but it seemed so funny to me when Toby suddenly solved your " big "problem ( at least a lot of words went to/on it) from the past so spontaneously, it seemed so logical and that from the mouth of a madman …
So everybody happy

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

Maybe not everyone but at least there is a logical explanation. Simples.