michael wrote:
> Longtime netscape fan here. Here's what no longer works for me in 6.1
>
> Please let me know if there is a workaround for any of these issue, or
> if I just have to suck it up and contemplate going back to version 4.7x
>
>
> 1. You can no longer follow threads backwards by clicking on the
> hyperlinked numbers of the preceding messages in the thread, because
> those hyperlinked numbers no longer exist.
>
>
> 2. Loss of all ability to specify where you want your text to wrap.
> Well, you can, and I always want it to wrap at 60 characters, but it
> only works when I'm typing in the message window, but once I hit send,
> the message will look different and not wrap at 60 characters, but will
> spread all the way across the screen.
>
> 3.In v 4.7x, you would have a caret at the top of your message pane,
> which would indicate to you where your text was going to wrap. That is
> also gonzo like alonzo mourning
>
> 4. You can select multiple messages in binary groups and save as *.uue,
> effectively making netscape useless with respect to many binary groups.
that should read "can't"
> 5. I can't seem to find a way to open the drafts folder in another
> window, so I can preview my message, without affecting the group that
> I'm currently reading, but I could do that easily in version 4.7x
>
>
>
> But the most important thing to me, is the message preview. I really
> want to be able to see what the person on the other end will see, before
> I hit send, and I want to be able to control where the text wraps. I've
> attached a .gif (whiners will be ignored) of what this message looks
> like as I'm typing it. I just want to know how to get it to look that
> when it arrives on the newsgroup.
>
> thanks!
>
>
> this is Michael
> reporting live...
> http://dogtv.com
>
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