2009/4/28 Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com>: > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:26 PM, thomas blomme <blommetho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 2009/4/28 Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com>: >>> Alan McKinnon wrote: >>>> On Tuesday 28 April 2009 20:39:29 Neil Bothwick wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:03:43 -0500, William Hubbs wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> As a blind computer user, sometimes it is more convenient to top post, >>>>>> because I don't know of a way to make my screen reading software skip >>>>>> over all of the quoted material. I find it more convenient sometimes to >>>>>> hear the newest material first. >>>>>> >>>>> That's an interesting point, and the first real justification for >>>>> top-posting I've seen. Although I would have thought it should be >>>>> possible to have your mailer hide quotes and the reader then skip them. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm sure the regulars here will be quite happy to make an exception for the >>>> few blind users we have. Just like we tolerate the BlackBerry users who >>>> cannot >>>> post any other way. >>>> >>>> As for the rest who think it's their right to ignore long-established >>>> unwritten (but no less valid) codes of conduct, I just do to them the same >>>> thing I do to stupid users at work who refuse to use English: >>>> >>>> plonk. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> And there is always the blacklist as well. Once added to that, it's >>> hard to get back off the list. After all, if they send them a email to >>> ask to get took off, they won't get the message. o_O >>> >>> Dale >>> >>> :-) :-) >>> >>> >> >> Is there a way in gmail to put top-posting off? > > Gmail does proper quoting, it just puts the cursor in the wrong place > by default (but the place most users want it, I would guess). Also as > Ward pointed out, there is a feature where it will quote only what you > have highlighted -- a great feature that I miss from my old OS/2 email > client. > >
Thanks for the kind replies, I figured out this could be something usefull which I will try not to forget! -- mvg, thomas Het Gemet 29 8800 Roeselare
