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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.

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On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 20:14:35 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:

> On 4/23/17, 12:05 PM, in article op.yy5wnzuujs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>
> ...
>>>> Opera's the only newsreader I've ever known to use coloured text anywhere!
>>>
>>> I think Thunderbird does and I have seen others. Even my ancient horrid ones
>>> does.
>>
>> I guess I haven't tried that many.  I like to get used to one and stick with
>> it.  I've only really used Netscape, Agent, and Opera for any length of time.
>
> I have not used many to any great extent but have looked at a few to see if
> I can replace my horrid one. Never found one that appealed to me enough to
> make me want to move.
>
> I have been on Usenet long enough where I used to use tin (a command line
> program).

First time I used usenet was Netscape 3 on Windows 3.1 in 1995.  Then Netscape 4.  Then Forte Agent in a couple of versions.  Then Opera.

>>>>> Still, the better filtering, etc. is appealing.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed.  Forte Agent had a lot of filters, but you needed to be a programmer
>>>> to understand them.  I don't think it would filter on stuff in the body
>>>> though, which is very useful.
>>>
>>> Yes. For me that is a must.
>>
>> You're the first person I've heard say they've used it.  Most people are
>> surprised I can do so.
>
> I have filters which show me messaged I am mentioned in... and some other
> criteria. I read those and often few if any others.

Same here.  I dread to think how people read usenet if they can't see who's replying to them.  They must miss half their replies.

>>>>> Also do not like how you add and remove buttons, but how often do you have
>>>>> to do that?
>>>>
>>>> Worked for me.
>>>
>>> Right... it works but is not done well. But, again, once you set it up not a
>>> big deal.
>>
>> Not sure how they could make it any simpler.
>
> The standard toolbar tools of macOS... just drag and drop.

Which is precisely how Opera works.

>>>>> Would like to make list text smaller and did not see that in the
>>>>> font options but that is pretty minor.
>>>>
>>>> Never tried that.  Seems the perfect size for me.  I assume you're referring
>>>> to the list of folders/newsgroups.etc?
>>>
>>> The list of posts. Again, not a big deal.
>>
>> That does seem odd, I just looked and you can change the compose and display,
>> but not the list.
>
> Yeah, I would prefer a bit smaller but as I said not a big deal at all.

It's maybe linked to the OS font size, but I guess you don't want to change it for everything.

>>>>>> I do a similar thing using labels.  It's how I look at all replies to me.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> only search when I'm looking at something in the past I remember sending a
>>>>>> week ago and want to find the thread.  I have no need to save it.
>>>>>
>>>>> With the saved searched they get placed with the labels... maybe they call
>>>>> them that? But you do a search and hit "save" as one way to get them. :)
>>>>
>>>> Sounds confusing to me.  I create a label manually and type in the rules to
>>>> define it.  A search isn't specific enough.
>>>
>>> Same idea just different ways to get there. And what it has is reasonably
>>> good.
>>>
>>> I later ran into it not setting posts to be shown as read even when set to
>>> do so after 1 second. Will play with that more later.
>>
>> Dunno, I mark as read manually (or with filters).  It has another thing called
>> "touched" when you click on one.  Blue if never touched, black if touched,
>> grey if marked as read.
>
> I saw the color changes and did not really get it... but makes sense that it
> is sort of between read and unread. I suppose I could get used to that and
> then mark read the "touched" ones.

I wouldn't want everything I click on to be marked as read.  Just clicking it doesn't mean I've actually read it.  It could be a long reply I don't have time to look at just now.

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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-23 17:50 +0100
  Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-23 10:02 -0700
    Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-23 20:05 +0100
      Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-23 12:14 -0700
        Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-23 21:27 +0100
          Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-23 14:38 -0700
            Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-24 00:47 +0100
              Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-23 16:57 -0700
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-24 01:06 +0100
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-23 17:13 -0700

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