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Re (4): snownews: HOW2 access cache ?

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In article <slrnjs4to1.2jh.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net>, Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: 

> On 2012-05-27, no.top.post@gmail.com <no.top.post@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <slrnjs20ri.qj.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net>,
> > Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: 
> 
> [...]
> 
> >> I'm not sure what your problem is; if you're looking at a web page
> >> you're no longer using Snownews - you're using a web browser.  
> > 
> > I'm using snownews on your recommendation.
> > Do YOU know how to use it without the limitations of 'a browser'?
> 
> Snownews requires a web browser for display of web pages; Snownews can 
> only display the "description" of the web page concerned, if there is 
> one, not the page itself.
> 
> [...]
> 
> >> If you're using Snownews' default browser, "Lynx", consider using
> >> "Elinks" instead (which supports tabs), or one of the graphical browsers
> >> if you have a GUI.
> >> 
> > OK, I've only got elinks on an old partition/installation,
> > and <set browser used> to `chroot /mnt/p14 /usr/bin/elinks`,
> > may have problems.
> 
> If you can install Snownews, you can install elinks - or midori or 
> dillo or Opera ...
> 
Yes, I can walk a thousand miles. But you sold me snownews and
now you want me to buy an extara browser before i can use snowy.

> > A serious limitation of snownews: that you can't have multiple copies
> > running simultaneously,  like you can with links, lynxs ..etc.; has for me
> > no obvious good reason.
> 
> As Snownews only lists 'current' articles and links to the web page 
> where you actually read and respond using your web browser, I can't see 
> why more than one instance of Snownews would serve any purpose.  But if 
> you want it as a feature, by all means contact the creator/maintainer 
> of the program.
> 
> >> A completely different approach, which might suit you very well, is to
> >> use the <http://gwene.org/> service to provide a 'feed' you can
> >> subscribe to using your usenet client.
> > 
> > OK, I'm looking into that.
> >
> > Thanks.
> 
> You'll still be using a web browser to access the web pages and 
> respond.
> 
> .
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> From: Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking
> Subject: Re: Re (2): Pasting between different size auto-wrappers?
> Date: 27 May 2012 18:21:53 GMT
> Organization: is an alien concept
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> 
> On 2012-05-27, no.top.post@gmail.com <no.top.post@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <slrnjs21lt.qj.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net>,
> > Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: 
> >> On 2012-05-25, no.top.post@gmail.com <no.top.post@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> > Pasting from a normal editor, where you have determined where the
> >> > line-breaks occur, will likely mess the appearance of your text, if
> >> > your chosen line length exceeds that of the browser. 
> >> >
> >> > AFAICS the act-of-pasting automatically places a line-break according
> >> > to the appearance of the paste-source.  So you CAN'T achieve
> >> > auto-line-wrap by avoiding pasting line-breaks.
> >> >
> >> > Do you see a solution to this problem.
> >> >
> >> > == TIA.
> >> 
> >> Use an editor that allows you to create a text file with no CR or LF 
> >> (are there any that don't allow that?).
> >
> > OK, I don't see why it took me so long to realise the imposibility
> > of a solution via ANY editor. That's why I hate these common
> > 'herd' replies of "buy yourself a dingdong like ME and you're fixed'.
> 
> Are you trying to say that you know only text editors that lack any 
> user control of 'wrapping' or 'line length' and therefore do not 
> believe my comment was meant in all seriousness?
> 
> Which editor do you use?
> 
> I don't think I've ever used a text editor that can't produce 'endless 
> lines' or 'unwrapped paragraphs'; the command or setting to make it do 
> that will of course depend on the program itself.  I use "mcedit", 
> which is part of the mc (Midnight Commander) file manager (but can be 
> launched independently).  I'm sure Vi and Emacs are equally capable, 
> and any other editor designed for writing code for computer programs; 
> it's a pretty fundamental requirement!
> 
> > I needed to realise the THEORETICAL answer that 
> > 'because gpm pastes-what-it-sees' , if I see a line-break on the 
> > screen, gpm will paste that.
> 
> Perhaps you should try copy/paste without the mouse.  With mcedit, I'd 
> have to 'save' the file to disc and then use the browser to open it, 
> and use then Ctrl-c and Ctrl-v (or Shift-Insert).
> 
> > Also I forgot that this is also a M$ forum, and their pasting isn't
> > YGWYS.
> >
> > == Thanks.
> 
> I wouldn't have thought of comp.os.linux.networking as having much to 
> do with Microsoft!
> 
> -- 
> -- ^^^^^^^^^^
> --  Whiskers 
> -- ~~~~~~~~~~
> .

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  Re: snownews: HOW2 access cache ? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-05-24 16:27 +0000
    Re (2): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-25 16:51 +0000
      Re: Re (2): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-05-26 16:22 +0000
        Re (3): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-27 06:09 +0000
          Re: Re (3): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-05-27 18:48 +0000
            Re (4): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-31 08:07 +0000
            Re (4): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-05-31 09:12 +0000
              Re: Re (4): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-05-31 13:32 +0000
                Re (5): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-06-02 17:25 +0000
                Re: Re (5): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-06-03 14:24 +0000
                Re (5): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-06-03 11:07 +0000
                Re: Re (5): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-06-03 14:07 +0000
                Re (6): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-06-03 17:40 +0000
                Re: Re (6): snownews: HOW2 access cache ? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-06-04 20:03 +0000
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