Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2009-06-22 at 21:29 -0700, timzak wrote:
>> In case my explanation was not thorough, here is a typical top post
>> reply.
>> I placed a "*" where Evolution places the cursor in such emails. It
>> would
>> be preferable if the cursor was placed on the line above. Otherwise,
>> one
>> must go through the motions described above for each email one replies
>> to.
>
> Evo doesn't have a setting for top-posting. What you describe is the
> default layout. A year or two ago I objected that this encouraged
> top-posting (which I detest on mailing lists but don't mind elsewhere).
> It was explained to me that the idea is to encourage people to *edit*
> the quoted text instead of just lumping it all into the reply.
>
> poc
I'm not in front of my computer with Evo on it at the moment, but there is a
setting somewhere in Evo with a checkbox that says something to the effect:
"Place replies below quoted text". In effect, if you UNcheck this box,
aren't you telling Evolution that you wish to top-post?
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