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From: ulmo@ssyx.ucsc.edu.ucsc.edu (scritzifchisted ulmo qzutvchsxik)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Noticed problem with up/low case commands in mail menu
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Date: 24 Dec 88 21:56:44 GMT
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Reply-To: ulmo@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Brad Allen)
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(backround:  programmer)

First problem I had with elm was when I started it up,
all the command characters weren't justified in a quick-to-see part
of the screen, so I just started poking at intuitive keys.  Elm doesn't
get a very high mark from ME in intuitive keys (arrow keys I think
don't work, I forget specifically, etc.), but it DOES seem to work
well enough that way.

Then, I wanted to start fooling with its features.  So, I hit the prescribed
letter, and found that that didn't work.  How annoying.  Why didn't it
work?  After abuot 10 seconds I realized that it was because the
program EXPECTS ONLY LOWER CASE but tells you to use UPPER case.

Is that fixed yet?


Also, regarding headers -- yes, novices might be confused about those,
perhaps an option (default off) should be installed, perhaps it should
be installed default on.  However, I would Very Much like a decent mailer
which let me edit the headers -- I OFTEN want to add these kinds of lines:
reply-to:
return-receipt-to:

etc.  and can't find them in the elm mailer menu.
How many times do I ESCZZ~hdabledabledable~v while composing mail
messages in Mail and can't even find the option half the time?
Probably quite often.