Feb 2, 2017, 4:54 pm

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"FT Desktop Infinite Scroll" feature for desktop viewing introduced Jan 2017

NOTE: Selecting the Mobile Skin / display format will activate Infinite Scroll.

Opting out of "FT Desktop Infinte Scroll" skin:

Quote:

Originally Posted by IBobi

How to opt out:

If you opt out, your pagination will revert to the “classic” FT Desktop View skin when you are logged into your FT account. Bear in mind that if you visit FT before logging in, you will see the infinite scroll.

To opt out, you can see this post or just go to

My FlyerTalk->Edit Options->Thread Display Options->“Disable Desktop Infinite Scroll”

Click the check box and click SAVE CHANGES.

If infinite scroll is set to default style and you keep reverting to infinite scroll:

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLifeOfA_NKCM

... Unfortunately since it's set to be the default style, opting out wont work.

So, with that said, you'll need to go into the "My Options" page and both disable infinite scroll and change your default style/skin to FT Desktop ..also don't forget to save!

Hope this helps!

Quote:

Originally Posted by [B

Spanish[/B];27896638]All you need to do is add "?styleid=17" to the end of any Flyertalk URL.

For those with Greasemonkey, a simple script for you. You no needing to be logged in for this to be effective.

Here you go:

Code:

 // ==UserScript==
 // @name        Flyertalk_Remove_Infinite_Scroll
 // @match       *://*.flyertalk.com/*
 // @run-at      document-start
 // @grant       none
 // ==/UserScript==
 
 var oldUrlPath  = window.location.pathname;
 
 /*--- Test that "?styleid=17" is at end of URL, excepting any "hashes"
 or searches.
 */
 if (window.location.href.toString().indexOf("?styleid=17") != -1) return false;
 if ( ! /\?styleid=17$/.test (oldUrlPath) ) {
 
 var newURL  = window.location.protocol + "//"
 + window.location.host
 + oldUrlPath + "?styleid=17"
 + window.location.search
 + window.location.hash
 ;
 /*-- replace() puts the good page in the history instead of the
 bad page.
 */
 window.location.replace (newURL);
 }

Infinite / Automatic Scroll: issues, q&a, disable on desktop version

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Feb 14, 2017 | 3:02 pm

#151

IBobi

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It's not happening on our end.

Feb 14, 2017 | 3:07 pm

#152

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So is there anyway to get the Infinite Scroll turned back off? Seeing as how I'd already done the steps to turn it off and yet it's reappeared?

Feb 14, 2017 | 4:22 pm

#153

jackthewelshman

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Thanks for testing IBobi.

Strangely enough it is also happening from my laptop at home, a different machine to my work PC. Such an odd littler quirk!

Feb 14, 2017 | 5:28 pm

#154

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wrp96

So is there anyway to get the Infinite Scroll turned back off? Seeing as how I'd already done the steps to turn it off and yet it's reappeared?

At this moment, no. You're only options are the following.

Stop supporting FT, get ABP, and use the 'Block an ad on this page' for each of the modules.

enter "?styleid=17" at the end of each FT URL. (might as well just select the FT desktop option from the dropbox at the bottom

)

or get the Tampermonkey extension and use that script that Spanish made.
Keep in mind the script still is a tad buggy and needs to be disabled after the first refresh as otherwise your browser will be sent into a refresh loop.

Something tells me the aadmins (despite this being a typo, I kinda want to keep this

) disabled the 'opt out' function from actually working which means that despite making the style FT Desktop, it will no longer use it and revert to I.S.

We'll keep you posted.

Update: And now suddeny certain threads revert to I.S. while others dont.. Weird.

Last edited by TheLifeOfA_NKCM; Feb 14, 2017 at 5:33 pm

Feb 14, 2017 | 6:40 pm

#155

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I do not know why the script is refreshing screen constantly for you. Is it keep adding "?styleid=17" over and over? I already fix that issue for me.

I run Debian Jessie with Iceweasel & Windows 8.1 with the Firefox. Neither are having issue with the script.

Do you have the following in script?

if (window.location.href.toString().indexOf("?styleid =17") != -1) return false;
if ( ! /\?styleid=17$/.test (oldUrlPath) )

That is the part preventing it from continuously adding. It asking itself "Does URL already end in ?styleid=17, and if so, we will leave the URL alone."

Mine working great. Happy to help if you having any questions.

Last edited by Spanish; Feb 15, 2017 at 1:11 pm Reason: Fixed Script

Feb 14, 2017 | 10:13 pm

#156

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Spanish

Copied the script verbatim into Tamper monkey on Windows 10 Aniversary Edition with the latest version of Chrome. For some reason, it just keeps testing the URL and even if it passes or has already updated the URL it'll just keep going

Feb 14, 2017 | 10:28 pm

#157

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLifeOfA_NKCM

I haven't tried running this directly as a GreaseMonkey script, but just reading things over I think there's an extra space in the version in the wiki:

Code:

if (window.location.href.toString().indexOf("?styleid =17") != -1) return false;

there's a space between styleid and =17 that should be removed.

Feb 15, 2017 | 5:30 am

#158

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorak

I haven't tried running this directly as a GreaseMonkey script, but just reading things over I think there's an extra space in the version in the wiki:

Code:

if (window.location.href.toString().indexOf("?styleid =17") != -1) return false;

there's a space between styleid and =17 that should be removed.

Took the one directly from his post. However, I could see that being a fatal error as when it looks for that query in the URL it won't find it or add the proper path in place of it. Hence a refresh loop, though the space doesn't exist for my copy of the script. I'll review it again when I can and record the outcome.

Feb 15, 2017 | 11:22 am

#159

JDiver

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Using iOS I tried replicating with Chrome, Safari. Nope, not for me.

Feb 15, 2017 | 1:09 pm

#160

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You very correct. There should be no spacing there! I do not know how the space got to my posting, because it is not on my script.

The space ruins the argument completely. No wonder you having issues with it. I will correct the previous postings. One of you should correct the Wiki. I have not enough time / postings on the Flyertalk.

Thank you.

EDIT: For some reason the space is not able to be removed! Very strange. Some strange glitch.

Last edited by Spanish; Feb 15, 2017 at 1:14 pm

Feb 15, 2017 | 1:23 pm

#161

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Spanish

Just checked my code and there was no spacing. :P

Something must be wrong on my end

EDIT: Never mind. Somehow it took three checks to see it. I must just be tired

Last edited by TheLifeOfA_NKCM; Feb 15, 2017 at 2:48 pm

Feb 15, 2017 | 1:24 pm

#162

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLifeOfA_NKCM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spanish

There is something very weird going on. If you try to edit the wiki, you will find that the editor is quite sure there is no space there. I even did a cut'n'paste from another instance, and the result still magically gains a space when you view the wiki or copy from it. Lemme try wrapping it in a Code element...

Update: Much better?

Last edited by SpammersAreScum; Feb 15, 2017 at 1:26 pm Reason: update

Feb 15, 2017 | 3:00 pm

#163

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I love how its gotten to the point where we're having to write scripts to get around this crap. Good job FT Admins

Feb 15, 2017 | 3:04 pm

#164

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLifeOfA_NKCM

I love how its gotten to the point where we're having to write scripts to get around this crap. Good job FT Admins

Not sure why, but after opting out of the first implementation I have not been affected by the second implementation at all. If this thread wasn't here I wouldn't know that people are still fighting it.

Feb 15, 2017 | 3:08 pm

#165

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Howste

We have deployed significant fixes and testing to make sure that if you're opt'ed out you will not be using infinite scroll. It may be worth nuking the cookies in your browser and making sure the only option configured in Edit Options is "Disable Infinite Scroll, YES (Checkbox)" as suggested in the wiki.