Steve Carroll wrote:
> for what it's worth, I like the abbreviations.
> Steve
>
> Johnny Yen wrote:
>
>> <snip>
>> Seth,
>> I feel that the newsgroup names should not in ANY way be
>> abbreviated by default...! This is not what people expect to see the
>> first time out. (trust me!).
>>
>> Your fix makes it appear just like N 4.7+ which IS what people expect
>> to see...! (I feel names abbreviated to fit inside the narrow column
>> was an engineering choice, not what users want.) A casual glance at
>> the column should clue you in to the name you're after. Abbreviations
>> make you decifer the name first. (Not good...!)
>>
>> Again, thanks for the fix. MUCH more user friendly!
>>
>> jy
>>
Two examples:
a.h-t.misc
r.a.s.t.b.moderated
You have know idea what these groups are, without seeing the full names.
If you have to think 5 seconds on what group names you're looking at,
it's not a good idea.
jy
