But using AJAX would help you avoid the extra overhead of pulling the data, parsing the bbcode, and generating the tooltip text, for *all* first posts in the list of threads ahead of time, plus the bandwidth to send it to the browser.
I was talking from the end user perspective. AJAX tooltip will always be slow comparing to the prefetched tooltip.
@Forsaken, @Eriksrocks: I know the difference between AJAX and DHTML. This forum doesn't use AJAX tooltips. Enigma is advocating for the AJAX tooltips and I'm opposing that from the end user experience.
I keep on trying to read the first post and end up reading the same tool tip yet again.
With a default setting of "on" .I'd like to see this as an option on a per-user basis.
I personally think it should just be standard, with no option. Everybody always resorts to, "well then make it an option and make everybody happy!" when, at the end of the day, you'd have dozens of options, both in the AdminCP and the UserCP. We don't need a bazillion buttons, levers, choices, knobs, and gadgets; we're not flying an aircraft here. We're using a forum. Keep it as simple as it should be.Options, options, options. People always want options...
Ordinarily I agree, but in this case it needs an option as (in vB certainly) it creates a bit of a strain on some servers and you need the ability to turn it off.I personally think it should just be standard, with no option. Everybody always resorts to, "well then make it an option and make everybody happy!" when, at the end of the day, you'd have dozens of options, both in the AdminCP and the UserCP. We don't need a bazillion buttons, levers, choices, knobs, and gadgets; we're not flying an aircraft here. We're using a forum. Keep it as simple as it should be.
We're using a forum. Keep it as simple as it should be.
A few characters? It's more like a few short sentences. You can fit 20-25 words in the tooltip (at least that's how it is in vBulletin. In IP.Board, much more fits).And keeping it simple does NOT include adding unessential features.
You want to read a topic? Then open it and read the complete first post, not just a few characters.
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