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Download a complete thread for offline reading ?

No idea about forum software, but you can do this with some browsers. Safari for example (if you are a Mac user) has "Reading List" which enables you to download any web content for reading offline later.
 
I’ve had a play with reading list and as far as I can see it only saves the current page, not all 14 of say Mike’s workshop thread.

Xenforo forums seem to suggest a paid for add-on would be required.
 
AndyP said:
I’ve had a play with reading list and as far as I can see it only saves the current page, not all 14 of say Mike’s workshop thread.

Xenforo forums seem to suggest a paid for add-on would be required.
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That's very odd Andy. I don't use safari much, but I just tried adding a multi page thread - Dans circular saw guide actually - to reading list and it works fine. All pages open. Perhaps it is related to the computer? I am doing it on an iMac pro desktop at the moment. I click the share button near the top right corner of safari toolbar, and click the top option in the drop down "add top reading list". This puts the thread at the top in the reading list side bar. Then go offline by turning wi fi off in my case, and then check if it opens. It does.
 
Just tried it with Mike's workshop thread, which is two pages and 64 posts. That all opens fine in reading list. It shows the two pages and they can be selected in reading list. I wonder if it is different on phone or iPad?

Just discovered that Brave browser also has a reading list.
 
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AJB Temple said:
That's very odd Andy. I don't use safari much, but I just tried adding a multi page thread - Dans circular saw guide actually - to reading list and it works fine. All pages open. Perhaps it is related to the computer? I am doing it on an iMac pro desktop at the moment. I click the share button near the top right corner of safari toolbar, and click the top option in the drop down "add top reading list". This puts the thread at the top in the reading list side bar. Then go offline by turning wi fi off in my case, and then check if it opens. It does.
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What OSX version are you on, Adrian ? I tried it. Got the Saving message but there's nothing there and I have to be logged into wi-fi.

Do you have a link to where I will find Reading List in Brave, please ?
 
I've just looked at the laptop (Macbook pro) as I'm cooking now. That is ancient and is on Big Sur. Reading list still works.

In Brave you go to the toolbar and on the extreme right are 3 horizontal lines next to the VPN icon. Click that lines icon. On the drop down that opens, click "bookmarks and lists". Then 7 items down on my browser is "reading list". Click that and you can either add the tab / thread to the reading list or just open your reading list. Works fine on this laptop.
 
To be clear - you need to be online to get stuff into your reading list in the first place. Once it is in the reading list you can be offline and it will still open. It does for me anyway. I have zero internet in our restaurant so I can only connect to the internet using a phone as a hotspot. Just tested this and if phone is out of range, reading list still opens fine.

Pretty much the only time I use reading list is when travelling. Eg channel tunnel.
 
I am online. I can find Reading List in Brave et al but nowhere can I see anything about saving the contents of the thread that the reading list is pointing at.

Can anyone else save the contents for reading at a later date ?
 
You click on the reading list icon and it gives you two choices. Click on add tab to reading list. Then click on open reading list and you will see that the thread has been saved and will be marked as unread.
 
Not tried that in Brave as there are things in cache that I want to be there, but I have in Safari. Safari reading list (which is the only I I use personally as it syncs across devices) has about 120 saved articles in it dating back five years. Cache has been cleared many times in that period (and OS been updated several times too) but reading list remains and articles open.

I'm out of ideas. No idea why it doesn't work for you. You can get apps for iPhone that save articles, as offspring uses one to download scientific papers to read later. Never tried it personally.
 
On my Android phone with the Brave browser I navigated to the first page of the mirth thread then selected Download from the menu.
The entire thread was downloaded and then the menu options became Share or Delete.
Choosing Share offers Print as an option and it can be printed to PDF
 
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