Hello TBUDL,
Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 5:03:44 PM, you wrote:
>Tmtdc> This is not a good way to do things, especially not with other
>TB
Tmtdc> users. TB is a "threading" email client and by making a reply in that
Tmtdc> manner, you break the threading.
a>> Is it necessary or polite to place these << quoted text >> marks to
a>> indicate quoted text?
Tmtdc> That is also bad practice for TB use. Common practice is to use '>'
Tmtdc> signs at the beginning of quoted text.
Did I do that correctly this time?
Tmtdc> In TB, quoted text shows as a Tmtdc> different colour, but
*not* when you use a non-standard quoting Tmtdc> method. TB offers
multiple quote prefix methods (see Account .. Tmtdc> properties ..
Templates .. Reply) and, for this list in particular, I Tmtdc> prefer
to use "Initials" because, when many people are involved in a Tmtdc>
conversation, it is easier to distinguish who said what a few replies
Tmtdc> into it.
I haven't been able to understand a thing about the templates.
The coding symbols %******% are meaningless to me at this point.
Tmtdc> I use Auto-wrap with a line length of 70. That's the main
setting. I Tmtdc> also use Ctrl+Shift+F to toggle on/off auto-format
in real time Tmtdc> because sometimes it's a "good thing" and
sometimes it's just "in the Tmtdc> way".
Under Utilities I've set Auto-Format, Auto-Wrap and Justify in
autowrap. I don't see a place to set line length.
Marck, if I merely hit reply does auto-threading mean the
software figures out much of the layout?
I get TBUDL in digest form so I need to know how to say reply
to you and your remarks as distinguished from the rest of the
digest.
I've noticed several ISP's use screen shots to walk users
through setting up Outlook Express. It's a good method. For
example if John Doe wished to set up a template for task A.
it would show %J. Doe% or whatever was appropriate. The Faq
has some examples like that I believe but I would love to see
more.
For a novice like myself to figure out power-software like
The Bat, Opera and Powermarks was daunting to say the least.I
personally believe that intuitive software has an edge in the
marketplace simply because the average user wants
plug-n-play. OE is a terribly risky thing to use but it's
pretty easy to set up and use.
./michael
"Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other. "
: Edmund Burke
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