>nen> I don't want to have to use Alt-L every time I add a word to a
>nen> line I already typed, it should rewrap in real time like any
>nen> normal editor.
>This was added as an option over a year ago - Auto-format.
Yes, but doesn't Auto-format just basically treat all returns as
soft-returns unless it is a blank line?
That means if you try to type the following:
Jeff
Jim
Jorge
Jack
You get:
Jeff Jim Jorge Jack
I don't want to have to use a blank line every time I want to have a
short line. Am I mistaken or is there some way around that? I tried
the 1.53bis version just now and it is the same with Auto-Format as
TheBat! has been since that feature came out I believe.
So Auto-Format to me is worse than without it.
I will agree that TheBat!'s editor has a lot going for it. The Alt-L
feature that rewraps quoted material correctly is brilliant, I love it.
I just don't want to have to use it, it should be automatic. But kudus
to the programmers for having the sense to allow proper wrapping of
quoted material, something that should have been standard in 'text'
mail editors a long time ago (Netscape does it in html mail, but that's
mostly useless.)
I think it would be so much better if the editor:
a. included an option to make all use of the 'enter' key translate to a
hard return and all other line breaks equal soft returns. That way you
can have your forced text breaks but still be able to have that
'auto-format' type of wrapping while editing.
b. wrapped quoted material in a reply (but we already agree this would
be a nice feature and hopefully implemented soon.) I would hope that the
macro gets put in as the standard reply format so I can recommend TB! to
friends who don't want to mess around with the client much. :)
And no, I am not some OE user who wants the world to conform to the
popular standard. I don't like OE. I've tried almost 20 different mail
clients in the past few years trying to find what I am looking for
without success. I would use the programs for a month or so each to
really get used to them for fair judging. I even almost bought Delphi
to make my own client with what I want, but decided I don't even
remotely have enough time. And it would be wasted because TheBat! comes
so close to everything I want except for that editor I cannot stand.
Just a few minor changes to what already exists would make a world of
difference.
Thanks for your replies everyone.
> Sure. However, you need PowerPro <http://home.inforamp.net/~crs2086/>,
> or some other macro utility installed.
Hey, great prog, thanks for the link. Very useful since I've not had
luck with macro keyboards (seem to die too easily.)
Peace.
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