Re[3]: The Bat! versus others
Hi Allie Saturday, January 17, 2004, 7:58:32 PM, you wrote: AM I do have the view that those who wish for TB!'s interface to be spiffed AM up, will have an appreciation for a generally spiffed up Windows AM appearance with TB! being part of the general change. Maybe for some. Lots of disadvantages, though. - I don't want my other apps to change their look, too. TB is one of the few I don't like. I like Win2K's clean look as well as that of most other software I use. - I'd rather not waste more disk space and RAM on running Windowblinds. Both are precious on my system to begin with. - It's shareware. Which means shelling out more money for essentially one program. AM So I think with the ability to change the glyphs, there's no need to ask AM Ritlabs to make things spiffy. Just use something like WindowBlinds. I'd have to disagree with that. Relying on complaints being addressed by a third party is not the way to go. Especially if it means the customer will have to pay more money and change the look of their *whole* system, when it is only your app that is problematic. When asking new users to try TB, you'll have to go with the Oh, you have to buy Windowblinds as well to make it look decent. Which may cause problems with other parts of your system. Another $20 please. argument. I don't think that would go down very well :) AM TB!'s interface strength is with it's layout. It's very nice and usable. Ok, here I have to disagree STRONGLY :) The last thing it is, is usable. The second last is nice. To each their own though. And once you get used to it, it does become easier to use. I wish they collaborated with Slaven (pocomail's author) on UI design though. The combination would be fantastic. Cheers, -- Vishal Current version is 2.02.3 CE | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[3]: The Bat! versus others
Hello Allie, AM Peter Olsen wrote: PO I agree fully with S J Love about the PO look of The Bat! I have PO used the bat for many years now and I PO am very satisfied, but I PO also think TB is very dull and boring PO to look at. Of course the PO contents of the program is the most PO important, but now that we PO have some very fine contents then I PO would very much like if TB! PO would be beffed up with some nice PO colours and a more artistic PO interface. of course tookable as PO there are users who would PO certainly just like the plain old look. AM Try WindowBlinds. :) AM It will not only make TB! look better, AM but will make Windows, in AM general, look better. I have used WB for many years now thanks for the suggestion anyway :-) What I would like more is a more spicy set of icons inside the program. Big and colourfull ones. Anyone should try Stardocks unified solution for the desktop called Object Desktop. Peter Current version is 2.02.3 CE | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[3]: The Bat! versus others
Try WindowBlinds. :) It will not only make TB! look better, but will make Windows, in general, look better. I use Themexp from themexp.org. It also changes the way TB! looks. That along with some nice icons and you have a sweet interface. -- Darrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 2.02.3 CE | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[3]: The Bat! versus others
Hello Jonathan, Friday, January 16, 2004, 9:42:21 PM, you wrote: JG I probably don't leverage half of what The Bat! will do for JG me. I switched to it, because I needed a good email program JG that would handle multiple accounts. But it doesn't do JG news, and I do, in fact, still use Agent for news. News and JG email are so similar that I hate to have two programs open JG for those to uses. Ever since I've been online which is about 11 years, I've used a separate client for news and mail (mainly to avoid using Outhouse Express in the first place, and then afterwards by choice). I don't see news and mail as the same thing because about 50% of the news groups I use are binary groups. It's no hardship using Agent and the Bat , really :) Earlier [people in this thread were mentioning that TB looks boring and someone suggested Windowblinds which improves Windows as well. Just as an addition, people may like to take a look at http://www.wincustomize.com/ - the fee is worth it :) -- Best regards, Mike Current version is 2.02.3 CE | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[3]: The Bat! versus others
On Thursday, January 15, 2004, 11:43:53 PM, you wrote: It took me a long while to find the email headers for example - surely a fundamental requirement of an email client??? Where? I haven't been able to find anything equivalent to real header information. -- Best, M-K Using The Bat! v2.02.3 CE on Windows 98 4.10 Build A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the Press, or the rights of Conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States,who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms; . . . --Samuel Adams, Debates Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (February 6, 1788). Current version is 2.02.3 CE | Using TBUDL information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
