On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:18:51 +0000, Martyn Drake wrote:
> 1. Auto-wrapping whilst reading text in window (note: not whilst
> editing a message, but whilst reading a message). I'll be darned if I
> can find any switch within The Bat 1.3x that can do this. My
> auto-wrap switch in Options -> Editor Preferences is definately
> enabled.
TB!'s message viewer window wraps long lines by default though not in
a dynamic fashion. :( IOW, if you display a message and the lines, being
too long for display, are window wrapped, resizing the window will not
lead to an on the fly readjustment of the window wrapping. It is this lack
of on the fly readjustments and the attachments display that makes it seem
as if TB!'s message viewer doesn't window wrap.
> 2. Attachment icons at the bottom of the message window rather than at
> the left hand side, or alternatively a configuration option to have
> the attachment icons at either the left hand side, the right hand
> side, or at the bottom of the message. Saves having to resize the
> side to fit any text that comes with the message (partly due to the
> non-wrapping of text in the message window).
I very much wish for this attachments bar to be at the bottom if it
had to be in one place only. It would not only make one able to always
read the text associated with each attachment's icon, but the bar will not
interfere with the visibility of the message text body.
This is especially evident with messages not properly wrapped and are
window wrapped to prevent having to scroll sideways. It would appear that
the window wrapping doesn't take into account the space taken up by the
attachments display bar unless you have the attachments side-bar set to
always visible.
One way to illustrate my point is to do the following:
a) Open any message with an attachment and then give the attachments
bar a generous thickness ( this will make the problem more evident ).
Ensure that the attachments side-bar is set to be viewed automatically.
Now open a message with unwrapped text. This is typical with an HTML
message viewed in plain text only format. Note how one has to be scrolling
sideways to see text because the attachments side-bar has pushed it off
the screen. The text has been wrapped but wrapped to be viewed within the
window without the attachments side-bar displayed.
b) Now, before closing this message, go to the attachments option and
set the attachments side-bar to be always visible. Now close and reopen
the message. Look at the plain text version. Note how it is nicely wrapped
and completely in view.
Because of this I always have the attachments side-bar set to always
visible to prevent problems with window wrapping. If the attachments are
made to be visible at the bottom or top of the screen, this problem would
not exist. Of course another solution would be to either make the window
wrapping mechanism dynamic or provide a toggle to reapply the wrapping. A
switch for wrapping should be provided anyway, because it's not all the
time that one wants messages to be window wrapped.
[..snip..]
> 4. Saving window positions
Especially the editor window. Infuriating to have to be chasing it all
over the screen as it opens to each cascade position. Leave the cascading
to the OS.
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