Christopher Jahn wrote: >And it came to pass that Peter Lairo wrote: > >>Bill Lee wrote: >> >>>This is an instance where the analytical mind of the >>>programmers took precedent over the users. >>> >> >>No, once we have titletips, te value of using this >>abbreviated format will become apparent (i.e., you can see >>the actual newsgroup name without hovering, because the >>newsgroup directory names are abbreviated). >> > >My theory: >Those who prefer the short names (or aren't bothered by them) >used three pane view in NC4.xx. > >Those who prefer the entire name used twopane viewing in Nc4.xx, >and would revert to Message Center to see the groups list. > >This makes the Mozilla newsreader largely unpleasant for those >of us who prefer twopane viewing and message center. > Well, I use 3 pane and the abbreviation is just as useless to me. I just tend to look at all those abbreviations with a blank stare and wonder what in the hell the real names are. Nobody (that I know of) does this but Moz/N6 and their is a reason why.
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