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From: pmm@MIPS.com (Paul M. Moriarty)
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Subject: Re: elmheaders question (Another one)
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Date: 7 May 91 21:38:37 GMT
References: <1991Apr28.163720.7923@corpane.uucp> <1991Apr28.221614.446@DSI.COM> <1991Apr30.002530.12097@jadpc.cts.com>
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In article <1991Apr30.002530.12097@jadpc.cts.com> jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch) writes:
>In article <1991Apr28.221614.446@DSI.COM> syd@DSI.COM writes:
>>herman@corpane.uucp (Harry Herman) writes:
>>
>>>In <1991Apr25.150333.14057@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US> rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Bernardo) writes:
>>>>The contents of the elmheaders file are merely appended to your headers.
>>>>There is no processing to eliminate duplicates or whatever. That's
>>>>how it works.
>>
>>>Could the developers of ELM make a change to the next release of ELM to
>>>append the headers out of the elmheaders file BEFORE you edit the text,
>>>and allow them to be editted and/or deleted either while editting the
>>>text or with the "edit headers" command?
>>
>>It would require a rewrite of how Elm handles the headers to change this
>>which is why cries for editable headers and text have fallen on deaf
>>ears. Its just not the way Elm was written and without a rewrite it
>>won't happen.
>
>Then how about letting us edit them in the user defined headers
>section?
>

How about allowing "Expert Users" as defined in the options screen edit
their headers but hide it from others?

I think the User level stuff could be used much more often in this manner.

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