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From: *Tim Schattkowsky(2:240/1120.29)*
To: *Rinaldo Visscher*
Subject: *Re: IPv6 support*
Sent: *03.03.22* *19:23:38*
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When can I test it?MvdV> That is good news. :)I checked. Indeed there is a single point where the software processes
the adress that is not working for IPv6. Basically pretty easy to fix,
ONCE I find or build the necessary header files to use WinSock2 under
Delphi 2007 ...
Works now.
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in addition to IPv6 support,
because I have back problems since yesterday. Probably I have
been sitting for too long ...
Hello Tim!
*** Thursday 03.03.22 at 19:31:22, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to All:
in addition to IPv6 support,
For Fido purposes, what benefits does ipv6 have over ipv4 ?
[snip]
because I have back problems since yesterday. Probably I have been
sitting for too long ...
Ouch!
You have my sympathy.
I've had back trouble for the last 30+ years :-((
:( Comes and goes. Better today, but I am still limiting my
activities ...
in addition to IPv6 support, some People may also like the new "compact" message list layout that comes up when you set the message pane to be on the right (rather than bottom) and make the message list small enough (about less than one third of the screen) ...
...and I
particularly like that messages from me are italicised and messages to me are in blue. [...]
...and I
particularly like that messages from me are italicised and messages to
me are in blue. [...]
THAT sounds interesting. I may like to upgrade to that one.
However, I've discovered that messages written by me using WinPoint ARE, in fact, italicised in the message list, whereas messages written by me using OpenXP are NOT italicised in the message list. I'm now left wondering if this is by design or whether it's a bug ??
However, I've discovered that messages written by me using WinPoint
*ARE*, in fact, //italicised// in the message list, whereas messages written by me using OpenXP are *NOT* //italicised// in the message list. I'm now left wondering if this is by design or whether it's a bug ??
However, I've discovered that messages written by me using WinPoint ARE,
in fact, italicised in the message list, whereas messages written by me
using OpenXP are NOT italicised in the message list. I'm now left
wondering if this is by design or whether it's a bug ??
Its by design. WP "knows", which messages have been created by WP (as opposed to beeing imported by the tosser).
However, I've discovered that messages written by me using WinPoint ARE,
in fact, italicised in the message list, whereas messages written by me
using OpenXP are NOT italicised in the message list. I'm now left
wondering if this is by design or whether it's a bug ??
Interesting. Winpoint seems to deviate from the formatting
"codes". Instead of a single / around a word to italicise it,
it uses two /'s.
With two /'s, the italics fails in OpenXP as well as in Thunderbird.
Hello August!
*** Sunday 06.03.22 at 13:10:00, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:
With two /'s, the italics fails in OpenXP as well as in Thunderbird.
I can't really comment about Thunderbird but AFAIK, OpenXP doesn't
support italic text.
Hello August!
*** Sunday 06.03.22 at 13:10:00, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:
However, I've discovered that messages written by me using WinPoint
ARE, in fact, italicised in the message list, whereas messages written
by me using OpenXP are NOT italicised in the message list. I'm now left
wondering if this is by design or whether it's a bug ??
Interesting. Winpoint seems to deviate from the formatting
"codes". Instead of a single / around a word to italicise it,
it uses two /'s.
Hmmmm, well, there must be a valid reason for that but what, I really don't know.
With two /'s, the italics fails in OpenXP as well as in Thunderbird.
I can't really comment about Thunderbird but AFAIK, OpenXP doesn't
support italic text.
Hello Martin,
on 07.03.2022 at 11:46:42 You wrote in Area WINPOINT to August Abolins about "WinPoint Version 402.1".
Hello August!
*** Sunday 06.03.22 at 13:10:00, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:
However, I've discovered that messages written by me using WinPoint
ARE, in fact, italicised in the message list, whereas messages written
by me using OpenXP are NOT italicised in the message list. I'm now
left wondering if this is by design or whether it's a bug ??
Interesting. Winpoint seems to deviate from the formatting
"codes". Instead of a single / around a word to italicise it,
it uses two /'s.
Hmmmm, well, there must be a valid reason for that but what, I really
don't know.
With two /'s, the italics fails in OpenXP as well as in Thunderbird.
I can't really comment about Thunderbird but AFAIK, OpenXP doesn't
support italic text.
As a matter of fact, I do not recall anymore why it is like that ... but it has been for 20 years now without complaint. That may be related to
the fact, that italics have been rarely used in the past as text displays had no appropriate way to render them. Still today, italics rendering for monospaced fonts has quality issues (as can be seen in WP). I can only recall, that for example Spot on the Amiga (which I used before moving to OS/2 and before writing WP) was indeed using a single slash, but nobody used it.
I can only speculate, that back in the days I was aware and of the single slash practice and had whatever reason to deviate from it. Today my first reflex would be indeed to say, the single slash makes more sense.
However, interestingly I NEVER noticed anyone using the single slash in a message as that would stand out in WPs display. I do see WP users using the WP-style from time to time, but of course I am to blame for that.
Interesting. Winpoint seems to deviate from the formatting
"codes". Instead of a single / around a word to italicise it,
it uses two /'s.
However, interestingly I NEVER noticed anyone using the single slash in a message as that would stand out in WPs display. I do see WP users using the WP-style from time to time, but of course I am to blame for that.
//Hello August,//
on *06.03.2022* at *13:10:00* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
to *Martin Foster* about *"WinPoint Version 402.1"*.
Interesting. Winpoint seems to deviate from the formatting
"codes". Instead of a single / around a word to italicise it,
it uses two /'s.
I just double checked: WP supports BOTH.
This uses /one/ slash.
This uses //two// slashes.
Hmm... This is the way that messsage looked here:
https://susepaste.org/14106387
Not sure why even the single-slash did not render. :( Maybe I
don't have a setting defined for it.
And here is the TB version:
https://susepaste.org/87701307
Even the the fixed-font setting tries to render the italics
just fine! But the // goes ignored.
Even the the fixed-font setting tries to render the italics
just fine! But the // goes ignored.
Meets my expectations. But what's the point?
Hello Tim Schattkowsky!
** On Monday 07.03.22 - 20:47, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to August Abolins:
Even the the fixed-font setting tries to render the italics
just fine! But the // goes ignored.
Meets my expectations. But what's the point?
Not everyone uses just Winpoint? ;)
However, interestingly I NEVER noticed anyone using the /single/ slash in a
message as that would stand out in WPs display. I do see WP users using the
WP-style from time to time, but of course I am to blame for that.
On 2022 Mar 07 16:29:30, you wrote to Martin Foster:
However, interestingly I NEVER noticed anyone using the single slash in
a message as that would stand out in WPs display. I do see WP users
using the WP-style from time to time, but of course I am to blame for
that.
FWIW: golded and other FTN editors recognize the following and generally indicate the attention by a color change of the wrapped text...
bold
italic
underline
in my setup, the above all appear as dark cyan while quoted text is
bright cyan and the text i type is dark white... all on a black background... the key factor is that the color change attracts one's eyes to the emphasis on the words wrapped with the format indicator...
FWIW: golded and other FTN editors recognize the following and generally indicate the attention by a color change of the wrapped text...
bold
italic
underline
With two /'s, the italics fails in OpenXP as well as in Thunderbird.
I can't really comment about Thunderbird but AFAIK, OpenXP doesn't
support italic text.
Hello mark,
On Tuesday 08.03.22, you wrote to Tim Schattkowsky:
FWIW: golded and other FTN editors recognize the following and generally
indicate the attention by a color change of the wrapped text...
bold
italic
underline
Interesting. When Winpoint quotes your marked up text, the markup disappears.
With two /'s, the italics fails in OpenXP as well as in Thunderbird.
I can't really comment about Thunderbird but AFAIK, OpenXP doesn't
support italic text.
wrt OpenXP, true enough. I thought there was a colour setting in config/display when rendering italic.
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