Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 21:43:47 -0800
From: Walter Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fwd = Comments On 3-27-00 Release of Net-Tamer Beta
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Originally from: Walter Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Original Subject: Comments On 3-27-00 Release of Net-Tamer Beta
Original Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 21:28:41 -0800
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David:
Here are some preliminary comments on the 3-27-00 beta release. In
general, the software is looking good. I appreciate your work on the
reader portion of Net-Tamer. I'm specifically referring to options for
replying to USENET messages and writing original messages. I believe
the only thing missing is full implementation of a References line.
Currently, you only include the message to which someone replies as a
reference. In these days where people use DEJA.COM to research and
read whole USENET threads, it becomes more important to absorb the
entire content of the References line from the person you are replying
to into your own References line. I'm not making a request for this
change; just stating that it would be a nice addition.
I'm not sure if I detect greater message capacity in the reader
section. On my PENTIUM 2, I was able to index a .DLU of around 3,000
to 4,000 messages until this latest release. Now, it seems I can index
and read nearly twice that number of messages. If you have improved
capacity to that extent, you've done a great job there.
I like the stability and improved performance of FORMS. This has
been a major problem and the biggest drawback to using Net-Tamer's
web browser until now. Thanks for fixing this!
There are some remaining problems. Here's my list.
1. Net-Tamer still is unable to parse and display webpages from
CNN (CABLE NEWS NETWORK) and any of its associated websites.
Net-Tamer aborts parsing almost immediately after it starts.
2. On some webpages, Net-Tamer pauses for quite a while after
completing the download of the page and before parsing begins.
In text mode, that's not such a big issue. In graphics mode,
it turns the process of downloading the page and all its
associated graphics files into a LONG process -- much longer
than it should be. If you want specific URLs to test the
problem, let me know and I'll provide them.
3. There's still some sort of problem that prevents me from
seeing .JPG pictures from a webpage in graphics mode. All
.GIFs are downloaded and displayed properly. The .JPG pictures
never make it in the webpage screen displayed by Net-Tamer. Even if I
choose to download a picture from an image link stored in
BOOKMARK.FAV (i.e. http://nbcin.king5.com/news/weather/images/Max.jpg)
Net-Tamer asks if I wish to view the file after the download is
complete. I respond with the Y key, Net-Tamer attempts to
display the image by first calling DJPEG.EXE to decompress the
image, but DJPEG is never able to do so. I'm using the 05-08-97
DJPEG.EXE and the 08-02-99 G&S.EXE -- the same files packed into
the archive I downloaded from your webpage on 3-27-00. As noted
earlier, this problem does not present itself in versions of
Net-Tamer prior to version 1.11.
4. Upon pressing CTRL-S while viewing a webpage in graphics mode,
Net-Tamer will not echo any further keypresses to the screen. You
must either press F10 to get out of the software, or press
whatever keys are necessary to disconnect from your ISP and get
to the reader section of Net-Tamer. You will, of course, be
typing in the blind because NOTHING is sent to the screen as you
type.
That's it for now. I may have more later as I discover it...
Walter Scott
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