Hello August!
*** Monday 27.04.20 at 08:10, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:
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MF>> [snip]
AA>>> I would also suggest page numbers for the guide, that we can narrow
AA>>> down the place to look by saying "See 7.1, page 2, para 3"
MF>> Yes, good idea, I'll have a look at that too.
AA> With today's wordprocessors, all that can be automatically generated as
AA> required. Just add a header or a footer placeholder for it.
Yes, I tried that a long time ago but for some reason which escapes me, I
didn't implement it. I'll take another look.
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AA>>> "but if you know the name of the newsgroup or part of the name, you can
AA>>> perform a search by pressing "S". After typing in the search phrase and
AA>>> pressing <Enter>, a list of matches will be displayed and you should
AA>>> cursor over the newsgroup you wish to subscribe to and press <Enter>."
MF>> Hmmmmm, can't find that particular help topic ??
AA> Correct. When I wrote "the way you describe", I meant your oxp guide.
AA> There is not much "help" on how the S)earch works in the program itself.
I take that as a hint :-))
AA>>> I do not get "a list of matches". I only get the first match. Then if
AA>>> I want to continue with the search, I have to press "S <Enter>" again.
MF>> Yes, that's how it works here.
AA> There you go!
AA> So... in the past, did the S)earch do a total list of matches before, and
AA> since then has been changed?
In all honesty, I don't ever remember it doing that but I assume it must
have done, otherwise, I wouldn't have written what I wrote <shrug>.
AA> A total list of matches would be nice -just like it works in
AA> Thunderbird.
Yes it would, perhaps you could suggest it in the support newsgroup :)
Regards,
Martin
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