Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 02:19:41 +0100 From: Andreas Braukmann <braukmann@tse-online.de> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: This just in: Microsoft/Sears Merger Message-ID: <19981223021941.E24544@paert.tse-online.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9812221505590.16232-100000@super-g.inch.com>; from spork on Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 03:08:19PM -0500 References: <367FBF40.19D8BEFD@mediaone.net> <Pine.BSF.4.00.9812221505590.16232-100000@super-g.inch.com>
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Hi, On Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 03:08:19PM -0500, spork wrote: > On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Joey Garcia wrote: > > Man, I'd practically kill for a version of Eudora for X. Although as usuall, > > the X versions of Windows software never work as good. That url drag and drop > > into a toolbar folder thingy that Netscape has doesn't work quite as well on X > > as it does on Windows. Has anyone else noticed that problem? Or is it just > > me? hmm. If my memory serves me right, ... one certain older version of Netscape/BSD (one of the 4.0x-beta-Releases) did the right thing. I consider the current misbehavior as a bug .. > The thing that befuddles me is that as long as I've used *nix, I've always > thought command-completion was the coolest thing. When I downloaded the > first windows version of netscape where it completes the URL field for > you, I was thrilled. This feature *still* doesn't exist in the X > versions... I feel sooo cheated. hmm. But I've learned to hate the 'automagic' URL-completion of the windows-Netscapes. The netscape people must have found an ai algorithm ;), that just in every case completes to the wrong URL. I really would appreciate an URL-completion done on demand (for ex. with the tab-key) and allowing to cycle through all possible completions. > > > Has Microsoft bought Brett too? OTOH I'd pay for a FreeBSD version of > > > Eudora. ... have a look at 'mutt', ... it's like [elm + pine]++ ... -Andreas -- /// TSE TeleService GmbH | Gsf: Arne Reuter | /// Hovestrasse 14 | Andreas Braukmann | We do it with /// D-48351 Everswinkel | HRB: 1430, AG WAF | FreeBSD/SMP /// ------------------------------------------------------------------- /// PGP-Key: http://www.tse-online.de/~ab/public-key /// Key fingerprint: 12 13 EF BC 22 DD F4 B6 3C 25 C9 06 DC D3 45 9B To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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