#Fedilab remembers your position (and updates your Mastodon marker, so you can keep the same position between apps). Of course it has a limit when cache is enabled. If you have an active Home timeline, the app will remember your position but you might end up in a gap where many messages are no longer available on your instance. We introduced background Home retrieval while you don't use the app. It's not perfect but it helps. Otherwise, you can disable cache in settings.
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As much as I see - only switched cache off yesterday - the downside of switching off cache is another type of jump in the timeline. When I stop Fedilab and restart it a couple of hours later I'm at the very moment in timeline of the restart not of closing the app. Of I can confirm this, I'll add or to the bug report.
@ElOssiPolar
Hi, I add a few settings to check that might be relevant.
Settings --> Timeline --> Remember position in timelines --> on
Settings --> Interface --> Use cache --> Off
Settings --> Interface --> Clear cache when leaving --> off
Settings --> Home cache --> Automatically fetch home messages --> on (15 minutes)
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@HurricaneWeasel @apps
Thanks for these hints. I got one thing wrong. I disabled "Home cache" and left "Use Cache" on. Changed this. Didn't remember/know that there are two cache settings. BTW, why is that?
@ElOssiPolar
"Use Cache" stores already-fetched data locally to avoid redundant network requests. "Home Cache" is a dedicated background-fetch mechanism that keeps the Home timeline updated even when you're not viewing it.
@HurricaneWeasel
@apps @HurricaneWeasel
Thanks for explaining. "Home Cache" for me sounds confusing, I mean the cache part. Somewhere IMHO the terms fetch and background should appear. Anyhow, now I know.
Only open question, why does "Use Cache" messes up the timeline. If it's a bug, it's a long lasting one, since initial reports are quite old. Or it's a regression introduced with a new feature. But it switching it off solves the problem I'm fine with it.
@apps i love that fedilab remembers the position, it's the whole reason I use it !
but it seems to only work on individual devices for me. is there a way to get two devices both running fedilab to also share the position ? my phone and my tablet don't seem to agree and each keeps its own position