Hello, the Bat! list recipients,
Thursday, January 13, 2000, Steve Lamb wrote to Oleg Zalyalov about
suggestion- / wish-list:
SL> Thursday, January 13, 2000, 1:26:27 AM, Oleg wrote:
>> Because it's an argument for a single tool: TheBat! for all tasks
>> regarding mail management.
SL> ^^^^^^^^^^
SL> Spell checking and editing don't fall under management.
I agree about spell checking and I do use external CSAPI spellchecker
within TB!'s internal editor because Spellchecking for sure has no
mail-specific functions. Editing has. OTOH, please specify real
example of lack of functionality of TB!'s editor for composing
messages. Because you begun from the point that you don't want to
learn new interface and now you are saying that interface is not a
problem, and the problem is in the lack of functionality.
>> Mistype. I meant %OATTACHMENTS. How to implement QT containing
>> %OATTACHMENTS with external editor?
SL> Again, what is that?
You are kidding, or what? I don't understand your question.
SL> Funny, I find a need all the time for deleting lines as opposed to blocks.
SL> I find the CUA mode clumsy at times because I can't just delete an arbitrary
SL> set of lines. Furthermore, the way it marks blocks leaves a lot to be
SL> desired.
That's your opinion. In my opinion CUA is just fine at that.
SL> 70. 1. 70. 1. What was this again about you being forced to learn
SL> "another" editor when you can chose that editor and no matter what happens
SL> with the other portions of your system that one thing remains constant? No,
SL> sir, you are being forced to learn different editors and don't even know it.
>> If not than TB! authors will still have to improve editor as well, but they
>> will have to add another feature which will not mean more concentration on
>> mailer functions.
SL> Exactly. TB! is an email client, not an editor. They should be
SL> concentrating on the email client and its interface, not on an editor.
It's not possible if they will not remove editor at all. If it will be
present while replaceble by external editor they will still have to
pay some attention to it.
If they will remove it I will have to learn one more editor because I
have learned TB!'s editor already and can't dislearn it and the editor
I'm using outside TB! now cannot be used as external editor for TB! --
we discussed that already. Than I will have to get another editor
first, learn it and only after that I will be able to work with mail
about 1/2 of my current efficiency because it will take time to tune
up that perfect editor and to get used to it.
Next question is rather philosophical: if I don't learn new editor how
do I my sacred User Choise? It becames only random choice of the
editor I have get first.
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Best regards,
Oleg Zalyalov. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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