lgkc1 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 The older downloadable version includes all the players currently online in alphabetical order. This is very handy. Why doesn’t the newer version that downloads directly have this feature? I teach large classes of beginners. I have them begin their login name with KC (kcjoe, kcjoe3, kcbetty, etc) so they can find each other to play with. Also so I can find them and help them figure out BBO and get them playing. They cannot do this on the new version. Is it that tough to include or is there a reason it cannot be included. The search feature isn't adequate if you don't know the login names of who you are looking for. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2003 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 The older downloadable version includes all the players currently online in alphabetical order. This is very handy. Why doesn’t the newer version that downloads directly have this feature? I teach large classes of beginners. I have them begin their login name with KC (kcjoe, kcjoe3, kcbetty, etc) so they can find each other to play with. Also so I can find them and help them figure out BBO and get them playing. They cannot do this on the new version. Is it that tough to include or is there a reason it cannot be included. The search feature isn't adequate if you don't know the login names of who you are looking for. Thanks There is a "sort by category" feature. May be that will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgkc1 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 There is a "sort by category" feature. May be that will help. No--the sort by category doesn't solve my problem of finding out who is currently online if I do not know their log in name. I would like the instant version of BBO to have all the players listed like the older downloadable version. So I repeat, why isn't this feature in the newer version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Because downloading all the thousands of users who are logged in, and keeping it updated, put a big strain on the servers, and it also makes logging in take forever (especially for people with slow connections). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotShot Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Let them make a list of the login names, you can enter these names into your friend list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Let them make a list of the login names, you can enter these names into your friend list. This seems like a good solution. All students email the teacher and let him know their BBO usernames to be added to the list of friends. The teacher can then email his students with the updated list of friends, so that they can find each other on BBO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Use the downloadable version to add names beginning with "kc" as friends, and use the online version for all other purposes. Personally I do the opposite, I use the downloadable version except when I want to do some partnership bidding (because otherwise I don't have GIBs for intervention). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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