What's New in the Library? Part 2 Updates!

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New features in the library include a "My Entries" link for easy access to items users have started and a "Subscribe to Item" link that notifies users via daily PMs when subscribed items are updated. The updates have been positively received, with users expressing appreciation for the ability to see the latest comments and changes. There is some light-hearted commentary regarding the terminology used for the comments section. Overall, the enhancements aim to improve user engagement and accessibility within the library. These updates reflect ongoing efforts to enhance the user experience.
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New features include:

1. "My Entries" link on the left sidebar nav. This link takes you to a list of all the items you started.

2. "Subscribe to Item" link on the left sidebar nav. Clicking this link will subscribe you to the item. If an item is updated, a PM once daily will be sent to your box telling you that said item has been updated.

Part 1 Updates
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=262714
 
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Excellent work! Thanks Greg. :smile:
 
… being of sound mind …

Great work, Greg! :smile:

I particularly like the latest comments … now we can see what's been changed!

(But why "Last comments"? … looks like a dying declaration! :wink:)
 

Thread 'Thank you to mentors, advisors and members'

I want to thank those members who interacted with me a couple of years ago in two Optics Forum threads. They were @Drakkith, @hutchphd, @Gleb1964, and @KAHR-Alpha. I had something I wanted the scientific community to know and slipped a new idea in against the rules. Thank you also to @berkeman for suggesting paths to meet with academia. Anyway, I finally got a paper on the same matter as discussed in those forum threads, the fat lens model, got it peer-reviewed, and IJRAP...
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Thread 'Site Usability nitpick -- Hyperlinks should be underlined'

This came up in my job today (UXP). Never thought to raise it here on PF till now. Hyperlinks really should be underlined at all times. PF only underlines them when they are rolled over. Colour alone (especially dark blue/purple) makes it difficult to spot a hyperlink in a large block of text (or even a small one). Not everyone can see perfectly. Even if they don't suffer from colour deficiency, not everyone has the visual acuity to distinguish two very close shades of text. Hover actions...
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Thread 'Thank you physics forums, 20 years later'

About 20 years ago, in my mid-30s (and with a BA in economics and a master's in business), I started taking night classes in physics hoping to eventually earn the science degree I'd always wanted but never pursued. I found physics forums and used it to ask questions I was unable to get answered from my textbooks or class lectures. Unfortunately, work and life got in the way and I never got further the freshman courses. Well, here it is 20 years later. I'm in my mid-50s now, and in a...
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