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Please GNHQ, pretty please, can we have.....

(41 Posts)
Bathsheba Sat 08-Aug-20 08:13:48

A "Back to Top" button at the bottom of the page? I long for this every time I have to scroll back up on my laptop using the side bar, or up arrow. Not such a problem on a phone or iPad, but on a PC it would be SOOOOOO useful!

Luckygirl Tue 11-Aug-20 11:29:40

Mostly for the Trump threads!!

choughdancer Tue 11-Aug-20 11:19:27

@MaizieD thank you SOO much! I've never known what the home and end keys were for! What a great thing to know to simplify using sites without the 'back to the top' thingy.

Lucca Tue 11-Aug-20 10:59:00

“Banging head against brick wall “icon too !

Melanie61 Tue 11-Aug-20 10:56:22

Luckygirl , why?

Luckygirl Tue 11-Aug-20 10:48:48

"Finger-down-throat" icon please!

Melanie61 Tue 11-Aug-20 10:40:41

If you are on an iPhone or iPad you can touch the time in the top left hand corner ,you will shoot back to the top.

Bathsheba Tue 11-Aug-20 08:17:16

Lucca

Bathsheba

Lucca isn't that what Natasha has said in the last sentence: "and highlight the OP's posts"?

My fault !! Had a bad day yesterday and missed that sentence completely. Apologies.

No apology required! Hope you have a better day today smile

Lucca Tue 11-Aug-20 07:36:57

grannyrebel7

OP posts are always green on my phone and my own are always pink. I thought this was standard.

On my iPad currently only the OP first one is green not their subsequent replies.

Lucca Tue 11-Aug-20 07:36:02

Bathsheba

Lucca isn't that what Natasha has said in the last sentence: "and highlight the OP's posts"?

My fault !! Had a bad day yesterday and missed that sentence completely. Apologies.

grannyrebel7 Tue 11-Aug-20 07:27:03

Would like a GN app too while we're at it!

grannyrebel7 Tue 11-Aug-20 07:26:26

OP posts are always green on my phone and my own are always pink. I thought this was standard.

NanKate Tue 11-Aug-20 07:12:06

Thanks Bathsheba so I can flip but can’t find the Back to the Top button, heyho.

Bathsheba Mon 10-Aug-20 23:06:07

Is a back to the top key the same as ‘flip’ ?

No, not really - flip means to change the order of the posts from oldest at the top to latest at the top (and back again of course, if you ‘flip’ again)

NanKate Mon 10-Aug-20 22:11:40

Is a back to the top key the same as ‘flip’ ?

I wish we were given a definitive reason for not allowing us a Like button.

MaizieD Mon 10-Aug-20 22:04:23

JackyB

Just to add to what Maizie says:

If you are using Windows 10, you will have to press the little button next to the Windows button as well as the Home Key. I don't know what it's called on the UK keyboard, it's "Fn" on the German one.

(Between Ctrl and the Windows Logo at the bottom left)

It must be your laptop, JackyB. I'm on Windows 10 and just use the Home and End keys, nothing else...

What I have problems with is taking a screen print...

Anyone?

Bathsheba Mon 10-Aug-20 21:58:27

Lucca isn't that what Natasha has said in the last sentence: "and highlight the OP's posts"?

Lucca Mon 10-Aug-20 21:42:58

And Natasha how about highlighting the ops comments too please

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 10-Aug-20 21:40:33

Hi all,

Thanks for your suggestions. A like button isn't something we can do, but we will certainly look into whether we can add a 'back to the top' button on desktop and highlight the OP's posts. flowers

Maggiemaybe Sun 09-Aug-20 08:33:37

I can’t believe this. I thought I was tech savvy and have used computers for more years than I care to remember, and I have never come across the Home and End keys! blush

That Home key was a game changer when I was doing my groceries order last night, so thanks, Maizie!

I feel just like I did when I discovered you didn’t have to take a baby’s vest off over its head.....

Bathsheba Sat 08-Aug-20 11:51:15

Oh and meant to add: it's fn on my keyboard - I believe it stands for function.

Bathsheba Sat 08-Aug-20 11:50:10

I'm on Windows 8.1 so the home button works just fine by itself. But a handy hint for others who may be on Windows 10, thanks JackyB.

JackyB Sat 08-Aug-20 11:40:14

Just to add to what Maizie says:

If you are using Windows 10, you will have to press the little button next to the Windows button as well as the Home Key. I don't know what it's called on the UK keyboard, it's "Fn" on the German one.

(Between Ctrl and the Windows Logo at the bottom left)

Bathsheba Sat 08-Aug-20 11:02:15

MaizieD

Don't you have a 'Home' key on your laptop, Bathsheba?

Every single PC and laptop I've ever had (and that's several) had a 'Home' button. Just press that and you're back to the top. (And the 'End' button takes you to the bottom of the page)

Haha, can't believe I'd forgotten all about the home button!!! Thanks for the reminder MaizieD grin

Alexa Sat 08-Aug-20 11:02:11

Thanks Maizie !

MaizieD Sat 08-Aug-20 10:34:39

Oh no,. I didn't read your post properly, MiniMoon. . Scrub the 'great minds', we were talking about different things. OP has already said that she uses the 'back to top' button on her phone.