Hello Phil,
Remember that you are talking to a someone that cut his teeth
with BBS. To me the Forum layout is nice to look at (if you have the "extra"
time to spare) but for bread'n butter functionality.....the Newgroups layout is
the only way to go. I use NTTP to access / post / reply to the forum posts
all the while I am keeping an eye on all 80 email providers, other newsgroup and
forums' pages. Without changing the screen I can see all the activity at the
same time....impossible under any forums' layout.
I'm from the generation that started with penny-pinching
dial-up bandwith. Right now I've got a 10MB cable connection that can transfer,
access and receive more information in a minute than I could in a full 24 hours
years ago. In the "beginning", you paid $$ every time the net / mail was
accessed. Now it's on 24/7 for about a buck-a-day (well, $38.50 a month
actually).
The newer generation of computer users takes all of
it (high speed connections and pizzaz) for granted when surfin'. Just wait
till they get in a business where time IS money. THEN they will realize that
function is more important than form and the "candy" will take second place to
the efficiency of the newsgroup / NTTP way of doing things !
Ted
(via NTTP while in OE and checking four other posts and two
email accounts for replies....at the same time as writing this
reply.)
Hi Ted.
Thanks for the info.
That
helps on a per thread basis. However, you still don't get the same
sequential layout of all threads as in OE or Windows Explorer, or Save, Open,
etc. Also all the useless white space around alll the
listings just makes it harder to find anything and it means a good
deal fewer listings per page for all
posts.
Am I imagining this. The
listings at the beginning of a forum do not seem to appear in accordance
with the date of the initial thread. Rather they appear in accordance
with the date of the last REPLY. Thus if I post "I agree" to an
ancient thread, it pops up to the top of the list.
I
just can not get used to holding down SHIFT before hitting
ENTER. Perhaps I am not normal.
Thanks again
for the
info.
Phil
http://coreldraw.com/forums/p/7712/29798.aspx#29798