view=flat

[hahnsrockstar]

Title:
view=flat

Area:
comment pages

Summary:
Can we get a link to open the comment page into flat view so all the comments are opened? Very useful on the comment heavy posts.

Description:
Right now, we can open comment pages in my style or light style. If we could add flat view, it would make it easier to keep up with epic long comment pages. Right now to do this, we have to open in light style then put the ?view=flat in the address and refresh. A link might save some time. It would be up to the reader to follow where the new comments fit in the overall page but for those who are willing to go there, it would be an easy step.

Regardless if you implement this request, you guys rock. Thanks!

Poll #744

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Should be implemented as-is.
14 (36.8%)

Should be implemented with changes.
21 (55.3%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
2 (5.3%)

(Other: please comment)
1 (2.6%)

Comments

[zarhooie]

I'm concerned about site-load issues.

[cesy]

Make it a paid-only feature, then?

[zarhooie]

Mmmm... maybe.

[yvi]

the view=flat thing or the links?

[cesy]

Whichever is easiest to do or most likely to cause the database/site load hit.

[yvi]

I don't think the view=flat can be made a paid feature in any case, as denise and mark have been quite clear that they don't want to take free features away. But then I also don't see a reason to not give free users the links, if you see what I mean.

[triadruid]

view=flat shouldn't be horrifically expensive on the servers, as it's not doing nearly as much post-processing to display the comments. On the other hand, if it also shows all pages at once, that could get ugly fast. Does it?

Late reply!

[foxfirefey]

No, view=flat is paginated--no reason not to give it to everyone.

[yvi]

Hmmm, why? I don't see it as being much different that loading all comments.

[foxfirefey]

I think ?view=flat is pretty load light, actually. Threaded comments should be more resource intensive to generate--it's why other platforms have lagged in supporting threaded comments natively. (WordPress dug its feet for *ages*.)

[denise]

Yeah, flat mode isn't much of a hit at all.