-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Lone Wolf [LW] wrote: ... LW> How can I get the Bat! editor to act ~normally~ when I compose a LW> post, or cut & paste, etc.?
Because it isn't a 'normal' editor. :-) It works differently. It's a free caret editor. LW> I mean, why do the scroll bars go; why do cut & pastes reformat, LW> etc. etc. One of it's weaknesses. It has a free caret interface meaning that you can place your caret even in areas where you didn't type anything. If your cursor ends up more than a page away from where you last inserted a character, the scroll-bar will not be present. You can do this by simply opening a new message and using the arrow key to move the cursor downwards until text flows off the screen. No scroll-bar appears. Right? Now hit the spacebar to insert a space character. The scroll-bar appears. Of course, if a scroll-bar has already appeared because you've typed more than a window page of text, then the scroll-bar will already be there and the problem will not exist. LW> Why can't life be simple? :-) I'd really love for you to go into a different mode. One where you wonder why TB!'s editor behaves the way it does and how it can be used to your advantage. I find TB!'s editor to be excellent for use in the context of e-mail formatting. It took me a little time to become accustomed to it but I find it akin to learning a different language. I have no problem using other editors and word processors since I know how they work as well and just slip into the relevant mode. TB!'s editor has some text reflowing capabilities that you'll only find in highly specialised text editors (certainly not in any other Windows e-mail client's editor). It shows you the exact formatting that the recipient will receive when they get your message, something that most other Windows clients fall woefully short on. There are also some other very nifty capabilities like column vs stream vs linear text selection modes, the ability to indent whole text blocks and paste text indented. I find myself firing up SmartBat for these abilities needed outside the context of e-mail. :-) I'm not saying that TB!'s editor is perfect either, but there's a lot to it that isn't initially appreciated. - -- -=Allie C Martin=- List Moderator | TB! v1.60m | Windows XP Pro PGP/GPG Public Key: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=2B0717E2 _________________________________________________________________ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQE864LJV8nrYCsHF+IRAuF2AJ4i2CYPgGVWceoBSE4eVkuHfWL6sACg8SEb nRZ3gUZWqlMRCDcB9hcA5ag= =EhQC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60m FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
