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Re: Free Agent Question
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 31 Dec 1999 05:16:36 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Tim Courtney writes:
> On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 04:49:17 GMT, tim@zacktron.com (Tim Courtney) wrote:
> > Well I have Free Agent running now, and I'm going to get used to it.
> > But one question: Is there a way to rearrange the browser window so
> > the group window takes up the whole left side, and the body and header
> > windows split on the right? I'd much prefer that to the current
> > group/header split and body on the bottom.
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> > -Tim (who has to set his signature option next)
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> Well, as I've continued poking around all the options so I can make it
> the most familiar to me, I found the Window Layout option.
I've tried a few of the layouts and the one which seems to work the best for
me is the 5th one (the three vertical panels) with a very large screen area.
> I'm getting there. The only thing I could wish for now is for Free Agent
> to have a better looking GUI. :)
It seems to be optimized for speed (lots of good keyboard shortcuts) and
reliability more than beauty.
BTW, if you futz with the conflibberjibbets enough, it can get to look pretty
good. I recommend:
Options > General Preferneces > Display:
Show Tool Bar - yes
Show Status Bar - yes
Tab Spacing - 8 characters
Quoted Text Markers - >
Scroll Margins - 2 rows
Show Author's full email address - yes
Options > General Preferneces > Fonts:
Browser - MS Sans Serif 8pt
Variable-Pitch Body - Lucida Console 8pt
Fixed-Pitch Body - Lucida Console 8pt
Message List - MS Sans Serif 8pt
Message List Subject - MS Sans Serif Bold 8pt
Printer - Lucida Console 8pt
Options > General Preferences > Colors:
Normal Lines - Black
Unread Messages - Bright Red
Highlighted Unread Messages - Bright Blue
Normal Text - Black
Quoted Text - Dark Blue
Options > General Preferneces > Navigation:
Skip to next unread message jumps to ... - yes
Marking or ignoring a message skips to ... - yes
Watching an unread message skips to ... - yes
Skipping to next unread group marks ... - NO
Double-clicking a message launches ... - no
Single-Key Read views next unread ... - yes
Automatically mark messages read - Whenever visible
Options > General Preferneces > Message List:
Enable threading by subject - yes
Start a new thread when a follow-up subject changes - NO!
Show threads initially collapsed - no
Automatically expand threads containing new messages - yes
Follow-Up Indentation - 2 characters
Maximum Follow-Up Level - 15
Options > Posting Preferneces > General:
Line Length - 76 characters
Validate email addresses - yes
Save sent messages in outbox - yes
Include original text in follow-ups and replies - YES
Quote original text in forwarded email - no
Prefix for Quoted Lines - > (> + 1 space)
Introductions:
Followup Usenet Msg - In %newsgroups%, %from% writes:\n
Reply to Usenet Msg - In %newsgroups%, you wrote:\n
Forwarded usenet Msg - In %newsgroups%, %from% writes:\n
Group > Default Properties > Marking Read:
When retrieving new message headers - Do NOT mark any existing...read
When retrieving marked message bodies - Do NOT mark any existing...read
(these two are very important; the shipping default setting is
horrendously stupid)
The rest don't really matter too much, IMHO...
--Todd
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| (...) Even though I use a large screen resolution (1280x1024), I like to keep my windows smaller relatively and in their own permanent locations. (Yep, set in my ways :) I sized my FA window the same as my Eudora one, stacked on top of each other. I (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Free Agent Question
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| (...) Or do without, of course.. (...) Just to add my two bits, I use it with {message list above group list} to the left of message window (with full headers showing) (...) Exactly the right philosophy ;) (...) I'll add any extra comments to this. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Free Agent Question
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| In lugnet.admin.general "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote: Todd, one quick question: (...) What is seen as 'standard' line length, and what then would be acceptable range for not making lines do weird fragmenty things? -Tim (URL) timcourtne (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Well, as I've continued poking around all the options so I can make it the most familiar to me, I found the Window Layout option. I'm getting there. The only thing I could wish for now is for Free Agent to have a better looking GUI. :) -Tim (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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