Feature Request - Settings option to move the comments back to the side bar

Really not a fan of the comments being moved at all. An option in settings to put them back would be greatly appreciated.

 

Seconded. I'm happy with this new option being the default, however I would prefer if there was a way to put the comments back on the sidebar.

 

To give a reason as to why side comments are preferred, readers can put in their thoughts while reading the chapter. This is often very useful when it comes to longer chapters and I think it leads to more detailed comments overall

I think making it an option would be the best way to handle this.

 

This is my primary reason for wanting to be able to change it back.

 

I'd like this as well. When writing more complex comments I like to go back and forth in the chapter and reread bits and pieces. Now I have to scroll back down to comments to add a sentence instead of going to sidebar after each bit. In addition to being slower I will lose my place in the chapter scrolling down.

 

I'm a big fan of the new, more prominent positioning of comments... but the above posts do make a valid point. Maybe a second 'add comment' form in the sidebar could be the best of both worlds?

 

I’d consider that an acceptable compromise.

 

+1
Having the comments at the side meant you could just scroll down to view them, now you have to scroll, click, then scroll again. I'm unsure what the reason behind the change was, it's objectively worse now.
It also has the downside of being unable to alt-tab and just press End to scroll to the new chapter section to check for unpublished chapters when doing story maintenance, that's no longer possible since it defaults to the end of a comment chain and you have to scroll back up again to find the next chapter section.

 

In the sidebar, the width is quite limited, so you might have to scroll a lot to get through them.

In the sidebar, it might also lead to readers accidentally reading something from the comments that might be a spoiler.

 

Having posted comment s at the bottom might work better for reading. Arguments above apply more to the location of the form to post the comments. Though, I have found more fun comments worth reading and even replying to than spoilers by seeing them in the sidebar when reading the chapter.

 

And this is why I asked for an option to change it back for those of us who really dislike the new location and not rolling back the feature entirely so people who do like the new can keep it.

 

This honestly would be a great compromise if you can't have the option for both. A place on the sidebar for writing comments and previous comments posted below.

 

Maybe a compromise could be to add a comment button to the sidebar which sticks the comment box to the bottom of the screen. This would keep the improved readability and spoiler prevention, but also make it possible to write comments while looking at a certain part of the story.

 

This does seem to be the best option.

 

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

I’ve now added the comment count/stat to the sidebar, together with the other stats, and also added a Write comment link there.

Clicking the comment count will scroll/jump down to the comment section. Clicking Write comment opens the comment form as a floating box at the bottom of the screen, so you can write while still looking at the chapter.

I hope this solves the main issue here. Let me know what you think.

 

This looks like a perfect solution to me. Thank you very much.

 

Almost perfect, just one issue:

Since it is clickable "2 Comments" should be blue, same as Write Comment and View Story Map. The way it is now it looks the same as the stuff that cannot be clicked.

 

This looks good.

 

This works well. Thank you for listening to feedback!