Expandable cut tags for www.dreamwidth.org/inbox/

[archangelbeth]

Title:
Expandable cut tags for www.dreamwidth.org/inbox/

Area:
Format of the Inbox

Summary:
Put in expandable cut tags automatically for long posts that show up in the inbox, like the News.

Description:
I tend to read the DW_News in my inbox (which I maintain much better than I maintain my LJ one...), but I like to leave the notification there until the next News post comes along, or as a reminder to think about something, make a suggestion, give feedback, etc.

DW_News posts can be very long. I wouldn't want them to be terser! But does make a lot of scrolling up and down if I want to see if I replied to a comment someone made or not. (I delete after replying.)

But this News post included the joy of expandable cut-tags, and I thought, "You know, it'd be really cool if long posts in my inbox could just have those cut tags..." Because then I could click on 'em and read, or click to close them and see if there are notifications I should be deleting.

And then the News post had this handy link to "make a suggestion"...

Poll #4419 Expandable cut tags for www.dreamwidth.org/inbox/

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 57

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Should be implemented as-is.
42 (73.7%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
1 (1.8%)

(I have no opinion)
14 (24.6%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[goodbyebird]

I track a lot of fic tags as well, so this would be super handy.

[noracharles]

I don't understand your suggestion. What is it you want to do which you can't do with the current expand/close triangle in the inbox?

[denise]

So, we checked into this a bit more, and it turns out you can already do this, kinda. :)

Go to http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/settings/?cat=display -- there's an option marked "Cut tag in inbox". If you check the box, your inbox entries will be cut-tagged!