On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 22:31 -0700, Craig White wrote: > On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 23:58 -0500, Ric Moore wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 09:07 -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 10:00 +0200, Paul-Erik Törrönen wrote: > > > > It seems that the current Evolution (2.12.3) shipped by Fedora 8 _forces_ > > > > one to top post (ie. write the response above the quoted message). > > > > > > > > There are only four different ways to configure the reply style: > > > > 0 Quote original message (puts a newline and prompt on top of the message, > > > > paste-relevant-part behaves identically) > > > > 1 Do not quote original message (err.. how do I then comment on specific > > > > issues? The paste-relevant-part does not work) > > > > 2 Attach original message (ditto) > > > > 3 Inline original (Outlook style) (see 0, and does not quote) > > > > > > > I can't find where you format the reply style in evolution. Where is it? > > > > Can I please have the proper way, which was already implemented in earlier > > > > versions, returned to this otherwise good software. > > > > It's in the mouse. Just click on the bottom of the post, trim whatever > > is annoying and start typing. Be glad you're not on a Selectric, licking > > stamps, stuffing envelopes and waiting 1/2 month for a reply. This > > slight tad of inconvenience doesn't mean one is *doomed* to top-posting. > > I never noticed the selections absence. I just looked, you're right, > > it's not there. No prob. > > > > What probably happened was that too many wankers ragged on the Evolution > > team over the selections not intuiting exactly what the luser wanted, so > > they predictably jerked it out by the roots. :) Ric > ---- > evolution, typical of Gnome software is very light on configuration > options on purpose. Ha! Then there is less to gripe about?? <cackles hugely> When I last did a full install with FC7, I was having an anxiety attack while using gnome. When I finally got KDE installed again I had that warm fuzzy contented feeling you get after sex. I was home and I got made happy as well! But really, I didn't notice it missing as I will trim and middle post within the original text anyway. So, where the cursor starts off is no major deal to me. I'm gonna put it where I want it. <grinning hugely> <wishing instead I was feeling warm and fuzzy> Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
