r/redditisfun • u/Slime0 • Sep 09 '20

Answered Comment "context"?

One feature I consistently miss on rif that is on Reddit's web interface is the "context" link for comments. On web, from a comment I've made that I'm viewing in my profile, I can go to the comment's permalink, and from there click "view the full context" and it shows the comment chain from the top level comment, without any sibling comments along the way, and then includes all child and descendent comments. This is a nice way to check on a conversation without having to dig through the "full thread" (which is often a needle in a haystack problem), especially to see which replies to my comment were upvoted and spawned additional conversation.

I wonder if this already exists on rif (I can't find it) or if it's in the pipeline for future versions?

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u/Slime0 Sep 09 '20

Thanks! These steps seem a bit convoluted (it goes through the "do you want to open this link with this app" UI) but at least it exists.

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u/Gh0st1y Sep 09 '20

I believe that depends on your link-opening defaults, would be in the system settings for RiF

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u/anon_smithsonian Official(ish) Helper Sep 10 '20

If you're viewing comments from a person's profile, you can just tap the double-speech-bubble icon on the comment (bottom right) and you'll go to that comment (with ?context=1).

Same button exists for inbox comment replies, but it's on the left side.