Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ispi!jbayer
From: jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Feature addition idea
Summary: Feature addition ideas
Message-ID: <355@ispi.UUCP>
Date: 20 Dec 88 15:20:22 GMT
References: <40@dsinc.UUCP> <2706@mhres.mh.nl>
Organization: Intelligent Software Products, Inc.
Lines: 36

In article <2706@mhres.mh.nl>, jv@mhres.mh.nl (Johan Vromans) writes:
> From article <40@dsinc.UUCP>, by syd@dsinc.UUCP (Syd Weinstein):
	[ comments deleted]
> 
> On the other hand, to make Elm more useful for novice users:
> 
>  - provide a restricted mode, in which most of the powefull
>    commands are disabled.

	This would be fairly easy to do (I think)

>  - require command names and *MOST IMPORTANT:* answers to
>    questions to be terminated with a RETURN. Current Yes/No
>    questions take ANY input and what happens depends on the
>    coding.

	Extremely necessary, especially for novices and noisy dial-up lines

>  - support the terminal cursor and paging keys in all menu's.
>    When an entry from the maile menu is high-lighted, the most
>    natural way to select another entry is using the arrow-keys.
> 

	Yes


Having just installed Elm 2.1 PL 1, I can only say that it is a very
well implemented system.  However, I have looked at the source code and
have had difficulty following some of the logic due to the odd
indentation style.  I will be making some local mods which might cover
some of the above items.  If I do I will either post the mods or send
them to the development group.


Jonathan Bayer
Intelligent Software Products, Inc.