Re: Top posting

2015-10-13 Thread Dale Erwin
On 10/14/2015 12:05 AM, Marilyn Safier wrote: Why it has become prevalent? Because you can read it first and only need to go below if you need to refer to something, that's why! People who top post never look below the first few lines of any message and cannot be bothered to weed out and elimi

Re: Top posting

2015-10-13 Thread Marilyn Safier
Why it has become prevalent? Because you can read it first and only need to go below if you need to refer to something, that's why! Marilyn Safier http://www.bonanza.com/booths/MareCrochets https://www.etsy.com/shop/MareCrochets?ref=hdr_shop_menu Ravelry ID: marecrochets - friend me and I'll r

Re: Top posting

2015-10-13 Thread Dale Erwin
On 10/13/2015 4:13 PM, William K Helbig Jr wrote: A quick lesson on top posting. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style

Re: Top posting

2015-10-13 Thread Andrew Pitonyak
Please don't start this again. It is personal preference and highly dependent on your reader.  I don't even think that I can bottom post with my client on my phone.. This client is kind of horrid. A discussion on top or bottom usually devolves.  On Oct 13, 2015 5:13 PM, William K Helbig Jr wro

RE: pre release v4.1.2

2015-10-13 Thread Donald Miller
See new "Issue 126587 - OO v4.1.2-dev can't install (edit)" Check if I ticked the right buttons. Regards, Donald A. Miller > Subject: Re: pre release v4.1.2 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > From: kay.sch...@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:00:28 -0700 > > > On 10/11/

Re: pre release v4.1.2

2015-10-13 Thread Kay Schenk
On 10/11/2015 09:32 AM, Donald Miller wrote: > RE pre-release scalc and swriter: > Installation aborted with msg that I lack access to registry. > I use regedit and can access "Command Prompt (admin)". Don -- It would be a great help to us if you could open an issue on Bugzilla -- https://bz.apa

Re: Top posting

2015-10-13 Thread Donald Miller
W.H.: Thanks for the ref -- which notes that other styles have advocates. Many business users prefer top posting as it shows the action focus. I understand your preference for bottom posting, but that requires more reading to get to the focus. Not everyone wants to re read all. But forum users ca

Re: Top posting

2015-10-13 Thread William K Helbig Jr
A quick lesson on top posting. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Skip H

Re: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Donald Miller
James, I use fossamail (windows) to get around some shortcomings of outlook.com web mail. After I complete my move to another state, I will have another ISP option for email.:-) Regards, Donald A. Miller On 10/13/2015 2:48 PM, James Knott wrote: On 10/13/2015 04:37 PM, Donald Miller wrote: T

Re: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:37:23 -0600 Donald Miller wrote: > > > > Dennis, my SSD thanks you for that advice. > > Rory, threads are easier to follow if you set your email to put your reply at > top, then your sig, then the quoted content, > optional line or space to separate. Some businesses &

Re: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2015-10-13, 2:37 PM Donald Miller wrote: Rory, threads are easier to follow if you set your email to put your reply at top, then your sig, then the quoted content, optional line or space to separate. Wrong. Proper netiquette is to include only the pertinent part of the message you are reply

Re: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread James Knott
On 10/13/2015 04:37 PM, Donald Miller wrote: > This is easy to set up in outlook.com Given that Outlook is clearly a horrible email program, why should it be used as an example for how to do things? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: user

RE: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Donald Miller
Dennis, my SSD thanks you for that advice. Rory, threads are easier to follow if you set your email to put your reply at top, then your sig, then the quoted content, optional line or space to separate. Some businesses & support services insist on this approach. This is easy to set up in outlo

Re: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:45:04 -0700 "Dennis E. Hamilton" wrote: > If you have a recent version of Windows (8.1 or 10 for sure), you can move > your user-account Documents folder to your D: Drive and the apps that > default to it will find it where you put it, as will File Explorer, etc. > > Find

RE: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
If you have a recent version of Windows (8.1 or 10 for sure), you can move your user-account Documents folder to your D: Drive and the apps that default to it will find it where you put it, as will File Explorer, etc. Find the Documents folder in C:\Users\userID\, right click on the folder name a

Re: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Donald Miller
Great concept. More than I dared to ask for. Regards, Donald A. Miller On 10/13/2015 10:15 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:39:47 -0600 Donald Miller wrote: By the way, could "options > paths" be made an easier setting and less easy to be reset without permission? Present def

Re: Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:39:47 -0600 Donald Miller wrote: > By the way, could "options > paths" be made an easier setting and less easy > to be reset without permission? > Present default is up to 7 folder levels deep on C, but I have all my non > system files on D (for ease of backup). > I absol

Path settings in newer releases

2015-10-13 Thread Donald Miller
By the way, could "options > paths" be made an easier setting and less easy to be reset without permission? Present default is up to 7 folder levels deep on C, but I have all my non system files on D (for ease of backup). I absolutely despise Bill Gates defaults, such as C:\Users\userID\Documents

RE: pre release v4.1.2‏

2015-10-13 Thread Donald Miller
Tried again as "Admin", fresh download, and still can't install v4.1.2. Is there yet a version that will install? For non admin? Regards, Donald A. Miller > Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 11:12:55 -0600 > From: damill...@hotmail.com > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: pre release v4.1.2‏