Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news Subject: Re: Suggested user interface enhancements Message-ID: Date: 21 Nov 89 06:28:23 GMT References: <733.2567e8ad@simpact.com> Organization: Drew University/NJIN Lines: 47 It would be nice if all the headers could be put into the editor for the user to edit. On returning from the editor, News could check the validity of the headers, and change (for ex) a modified "References:" line back to what is actually referenced. For example, right now my screen (I'm using VNEWS on a Unix box) looks like this: (I've ">" quoted it) --------------------start of screen-shot---------------- >Command: followup >Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news >To: jeh@simpact.com >Subject: Re: Suggested user interface enhancements >Distribution: >References: <733.2567e8ad@simpact.com> > >It would be nice if all the headers could be put into the editor for >the user to edit. On returning from the editor, News could check the >validity of the headers, and change (for ex) a modified "References:" >line back to what is actually referenced. For example, right now my >screen (I'm using VNEWS on a Unix box) looks like this: (I've ">" >quoted it) ---------------------end of screen-shot----------------- I can edit the "Command:" line to "reply" if I want to change what I'm doing. I can change any of the lines. This is really nice and it makes it impossible for me to miss one of the prompts after posting. Also, I've noticed that I'd quite error-prone to ask questions before AND after they are in the editor. It would be quite nice to put all those questions in the editor, then just ask "Are you sure you want to post this? [y]?" (slightly different subject) While I'm posting, I'd also like to request the ability to have a text file displayed before the users posts. I would like to be able to add something that would give some quick instructions and maybe even explain how posts cost money. Sort of like what POSTNEWS on Unix does, abeit without all the conditionals (print xxx if it's yyy newsgroup, etc.); thought that would all be very nice. -Tom -- Tom Limoncelli -- limonce@pilot.njin.net Standard Disclaimer CM 1060 -- tlimonce@drunivac.bitnet P O Box 802 -- ...!rutgers!njin!drew!tlimonce Madison, NJ 07940 -- 201-408-5389 "I do not like green eggs and spam, I do not like them, Sam I am!"