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A couple of Kbin usage questions... (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by saegiru@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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Hi, I am new to Kbin like many, but I have a few questions on usage. So far I've liked it, but I keep getting logged out after a bit of inactivity and it makes me enter my credentials when I decide to comment. Is there a way to make it keep me logged in? I was very used to having reddit be basically perpetually logged in and being able to interact easily without constantly having to enter my credentials.

Second, when I click on links from the various posts, it doesn't open a new tab, and I end up closing the tab when done, and I don't have a tab to return to my Kbin browsing. Is there a setting for all new links to be opened in a new tab? This was also functionality I used with reddit, although I don't know if that was related to RES or reddit itself.

Lastly, speaking of the links, is there a way to make the link on the main page open the actual link to the external source instead of opening the post and comments? I feel like I am having to do extra clicks just to get to the content posted. I am used to viewing the content first, then going to the comments later if I choose to.

Thanks for any info and sorry if any of this has been asked before!

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[–] Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

it doesn't open a new tab, and I end up closing the tab when done, and I don't have a tab to return to my Kbin browsing. Is there a setting for all new links to be opened in a new tab?

well this is just a personal habit, but when I want to open something on a new tab I just click the link with the mousewheel

Lastly, speaking of the links, is there a way to make the link on the main page open the actual link to the external source instead of opening the post and comments?

~~click on the thumbnail, just like in Reddit~~

[–] saegiru@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

click on the thumbnail, just like in Reddit

Sadly that doesn't seem to work for me, it just loads the Kbin post/comments then I have to click the link from there.

And as for the mousewheel click, yeah that's something I guess I'll have to retrain myself for.

[–] Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Sadly that doesn't seem to work for me, it just loads the Kbin post/comments then I have to click the link from there.

yeah, my bad, for some reason I thought it worked, but it doesn't, sorry

[–] mrnotoriousman@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna just add an extra question to your post instead of making a new thread:

Is there a way to collapse comment chains? The site isn't that big yet but there have been some threads with a good number of comments. Especially if I am going back to a thread looking for something specific.

[–] kriss0706@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

but I keep getting logged out after a bit of inactivity and it makes me enter my credentials when I decide to comment.

You have to make sure to tick "Remember me" when you log in to your account.

when I click on links from the various posts, it doesn't open a new tab

Ah yes. Sadly there is not an option for this, unless someone made an extension? I'm sure they will correct this in the future.

[–] saegiru@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You have to make sure to tick "Remember me" when you log in to your account.

Yeah, I've tried that but it eventually logs out - haven't figured out how long it takes yet though. I'm just used to coming back to reddit even after reboots without having to relog.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Do you get logged out when using it normally, or on browser closing? Might be a browser issue with cookies not being saved between sessions.

[–] nothingspecial@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Lastly, speaking of the links, is there a way to make the link on the main page open the actual link to the external source instead of opening the post and comments? I feel like I am having to do extra clicks just to get to the content posted. I am used to viewing the content first, then going to the comments later if I choose to.

I'd like to add that I also would love to have this feature. I think about it each and every time I click on a post referring to a source.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm in a similar spot, but I'm slowly getting used to kbin. The biggest annoyance for me so far is that I can't figure out how to hide posts/not show posts I've voted on. That was my favorite base features of reddit so I didn't have to keep scrolling through the same posts over and over.

Regarding the new tab issue, either middle mouse click or long press on phones to open in a new tab. Not nearly as convenient , but helps you not lose your place. I've noted kbin seems decent at keeping my place when going back on mobile, so that's nice.

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