I was looking through some topics and I wanted to go backwards just one post.

Instead of hitting the previous number button, I reduced the number in the URL and I scrolled back 1, really cool I thought.

Is this a commonly known feature ?

As an explanation

I was here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...pic=22492&st=30

and I changed the URL to this

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22492&st=29

worked fine

I was looking through some topics and I wanted to go backwards just one post.

Instead of hitting the previous number button, I reduced the number in the URL and I scrolled back 1, really cool I thought.

Is this a commonly known feature ?

As an explanation

I was here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...pic=22492&st=30

and I changed the URL to this

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22492&st=29

worked fine 

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Your first link sends me to a page with post number 31 at the top. (I expected no .30). After I reduced it by one, I got a page with post number 30 at the top.

If I set it to 17, I get 18 at the top.

I was looking through some topics and I wanted to go backwards just one post.

Instead of hitting the previous number button, I reduced the number in the URL and I scrolled back 1, really cool I thought.

Is this a commonly known feature ?

As an explanation

I was here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...pic=22492&st=30

and I changed the URL to this

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22492&st=29

worked fine 

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Your first link sends me to a page with post number 31 at the top. (I expected no .30). After I reduced it by one, I got a page with post number 30 at the top.

If I set it to 17, I get 18 at the top.

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That's because post nr1 gets the first free integer from the database with autonumber facility and that number is 0.

0= post 1

1= post 2

2= post 3

ect

the ST heading in the url probably means "start from"

That's because post nr1 gets the first free integer from the database with autonumber facility and that number is 0.

0= post 1

1= post 2

2= post 3

ect

the ST heading in the url probably means "start from"

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Blimey - I've only been retired from the software business for 2 years and already I've forgotten that computers count from "0". And that explains why the first page usually has ST=0 somewhere in the URL.

It's a very useful feature for directing people to an appropriate reply, rather than forcing them to wade through irrelevant discussion.

It's a very useful feature for directing people to an appropriate reply, rather than forcing them to wade through irrelevant discussion.

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Nice euphemism

Also, clicking on the "Post #6" at the top of each post will bring up a dialogue box that you can use to point to a particular thread...much better.