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What's new in the current release?



Find the latest and greatest changes to the developerWorks forums interface described here.


What's new in the current release?

The current release boasts a more-Web 2.0 look and feel. Look for the changes listed below in the upgraded forum interface.

Icons help indicate what needs your attention.

  • With read-tracking, you can keep up with which entries you've already read using icons. In the Forum view, you can see which threads contain new entries since the last time you logged in.
  • A special icon indicates when you posted a question soliciting an answer. When others post answers, you can indicate whether a response is correct, so everyone knows at a glance whether a question still needs to be answered.

Grouping helps you determine where to start.

  • The My Forum Settings view lets you see at a glance only the forum entries you submitted, so you can watch your entries more easily.
  • In the Thread view, you can see in one place the currently most popular threads. In the Category view, you can see in one place the currently most popular forums. And you can set up an RSS feed on the most popular items. This way, you can better manage your forum activity.
  • You can watch forums at the category level so you won't miss new forums about the topics you're most interested in.

Improvements to composing posts give you more flexibility.

  • The forums now enable you to send private messages to other posters. And, you can see how many private messages are waiting for you from others.
  • You can save drafts of threads either manually or with the built-in autosave function. That way, if you reboot while composing a posting, you are prompted to pick up where you left off when you return to the thread.
  • You can attach multiple files to an entry, up to 5 MB total.

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