In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dierk Haasis [DH] wrote:'
>> It's pretty clear already. The bottom line is that everyone (I hope)
>> using the program has paid to do so. It is completely within reason
>> to want a little bit more from your investment.
DH> Well, I paid for a programme "as is", not because it may in the
DH> future be what I want it to be.
Are you implying here that users should use the program as is and
not ask for enhancements? If the application doesn't work in all
ways that one wishes, then one should either tolerate it or use
another mail client? No application that addresses complex needs as
TB! will ever satisfy all users. When I bought TB!, I was happy
enough with it to choose it as my default client though there were
aspects of it that I wasn't satisfied with. Since then, MANY
features have been added/enhanced to make using TB! that much better
and many of these were as a direct result of list discussions. Most
buy software expecting enhancements that will make it work that much
better for them. I certainly wouldn't buy software that's not being
actively developed unless under very special circumstances.
Each and every user has a right to recommend any changes they
perceive as being needed or that would make their use of TB! better.
TB! has a lot of special features to offer and a user can easily
have a lot of problems with TB!'s editor and still wish to use a lot
of TB!'s other features. This is why I can understand the expressed
discontent with TB!'s editor and wishing for it to be changed.
The initial post of discontent with TB!'s editor was one stating
that the editor was broken and needed fixing. Those like myself who
enjoy TB!'s editor and have used other specialized editors, would
understandably step in to disagree, especially when the opinion is
stated in such a factual manner. I see no problems with disagreeing
and our stepping in shouldn't be taken as an indirect statement that
arguments against how the editor currently works aren't welcome. I
really don't care either way if the editor is enhanced to be made to
behave in a more standard fashion. But please! I really hope that if
these enhancements are implemented, that this be done while it's
current capabilities are left intact. I know no other editors that
can be made to behave just like TB! and do what TB! does in a snap
without heavy tweaking and the creation of macros (ultra-edit
included). Believe me, I've tried and in the end just grew to
tolerate and get accustomed to the quirks in exchange for the
benefits. The main quirk here being that TB! denotes a paragraph by
a text block bounded by two empty lines. Once you're familiar with
how it works, it's a very predictable editor and what you see is
what the sender will get at the other end ... at all times.
Using an external editor would amount to a difficult prospect with
the likelihood that current functionality would be lost, such as
applying quick templates to the text. An integrated editor is
therefore more desirable.
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