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Can we have an option to collapse all the threads too?
Meant primarily for long threads (35+ comments)
Mainly because sometimes we just want to get to the reply box after reading through a long comment section and checking several times over now that highlighting new comments is a default feature and the fastest way to do that is closing a bunch of threads or tapping the screen a few times/scrolling.
Admittedly it's kinda silly but being able to collapse all the threads and get straight to the reply box seems like a pretty good QoL feature.
Isn’t there a reason for the box to be at the bottom? If this was a UI issue, it would be solved by simply having it at the top, like reddit does.
Yes, the reason for the placement of the top level reply box is explained in the docs.
I was about to say just use the end button on your keyboard, but this doesn't work for mobile. I see no reason why there can't be a master collapse button...
Right underneath your post and next to "2 comments" I see a pair of buttons: "Collapse replies" and "Expand All." Does Collapse replies not do what you want, or are you wanting it somewhere else?
"Collapse replies" works on all responses to top level comments. It would be better to use "Collapse read", which affects top level comments, to reduce the amount of scrolling needed to reach the comment box.
Edit: The "Collpase read" button only appears if there are unread comments, so that isn't really an option.
A nice alternative would be to simply have an anchor which would throw the user to the comment box