Hi all,
On Monday, September 27, 1999, 10:01:12 PM (-5 GMT), Mark scribbled:
> It's easy to get spoiled by Agent. :-) I agree that this is one of
> many Agent features that would greatly enhance the usability of TB.
> Agent is not a bloated app, and I think that many of it's features
> could be rolled into TB without making it a bloated app. Sure it's
> going to be larger than if the features weren't rolled in, but where
> do you draw the line?
Well, IMHO, what is it that we most commonly do when managing e-mail?
We download mail and compose new mail or reply to mail. A good message
editor with great features will make or break the app and this is
especially so if you've experienced good quality where that is
concerned.
I consider Agent to be far from bloated. It's the most stable app that
I've used and it really does nothing more than what it was designed to
do. It does it without the usual bells and whistles. It reminds me lot
of TB! in this regard. No unnecessary HTML support and other feature
support that may be provided by external apps that are usually installed
on a users system. A Great MIME types applet setup is provided for this.
It's URL management configurations applet is really nice so you could
use whatever browser you wish.
It's editor has a WYSIWYG word wrapping engine as well, with some really
neat options which hardly constitute bloat but instead offers not
infrequently desired flexibility in how one composes messages. I would
love to see TB! with a couple.
1) Support for customizable quote prefixing using other symbols apart from
">".
Many correspondents of mine use quote prefixes other than ">" and the
color differentiation is lost. Of course, in Agent, you simply include the
symbol in the list of symbols that should be treated as a quote prefix
and you're cooking. :)
2) The aforementioned feature discussed above.
You can call me 'anal' but this is all IMHO. :-)))))
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Regards,
-=Ali=-
>>> Nothing equals the joy of the drinker, except the joy
of the wine being drunk - Old Bulgarian proverb <<<
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