-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Allister,
On 04 June 2004, 09:51 +1200 (04/06/200422:51 local time) Allister Jenks [AJ] in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MP>> Besides, you can disable both features completely if you wish. And MP>> it isn't hard to do so. AJ> Yes, but the inclusion of these features has diverted resource from more AJ> functional and useful features, and from bug elimination. On the contrary, if you frequent TBBETA you'll learn that each developer is working on different parts of TB! And some features take more time to develop than others. For instance, the new emoticon feature was put together some weeks ago "for personal use" by one of the developers and is now in the latest release. On the other hand, work with IMAP appears to be progressing at a slower pace. But we know this is much more complex and is being worked on now. This is clearly evident in the latest service release. I rather like the new emoticons... they're very useful in lists and I've used them for some time... now they come with a bit of colour. :-) As for Mail Chat I can't say I have a use for it... at the moment. But that could change. Whilst typing this message in MicroEd I see many enhancements in the new release so it seems that efforts haven't been diverted too much after all! My guess is we're seeing little snippets of the next version. I also think it will have universal appeal, satisfying 'newbie' and 'power user' alike. Sounds like a sensible commercial model to me. And yes, I get frustrated with progress too... and that's why it's helpful to change your perceptual position from time to time. - -- As ever, Martin Webster Jabber mjw | ICQ 15893823 | PGP Key ID 0xD644460D The Bat! 2.11.02 | BayesIt! 0.5.5 (Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP SDK 3.0.3 Comment: "PGP Key available from ldap://europe.keys.pgp.com/:11370"; iQA/AwUBQMD8uzknq5PWREYNEQJlCgCfaNjlejBaiukro8Tz+w3UNR4u9l8An3Sh qMmG7M9OXZUYrqrqhFDpCJPg =ymVB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.11.02 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
