So, the question is : Is it possible to change the read / compose font
for newsgroup messages, and if so how do I do it ?
So, the question is : Is it possible to change the read / compose font
for newsgroup messages, and if so how do I do it ?
Tools -> Options -> Read -> fonts
I only have two available for fixed width but plenty for proportional.
"R.Wieser" wrote:
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So, the question is : Is it possible to change the read / compose font
for newsgroup messages, and if so how do I do it ?
Tools -> Options -> Read -> fonts
I only have two available for fixed width but plenty for proportional.
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote
| Probably best to use fixed width anyway - otherwise anything anyone's
| laid out assuming you are won't line up, and anything you design
| likewise is even less likely to line up when others read it. (The
| majority of newsgroups assume fixed width where it's relevant.)
?? Where do you hang out? alt.drawing.alphabet?
Newsgroups are a plain text medium. There's no reason
anyone should need fixed width to read them. And since the
lines are length-limited, you'd likely have a hard time trying to
display a table, much less a drawing of your cat.
I use Verdana because I like the combination of maximum
readability with minimum ugliness. I read and write in Verdana.
I've never used fixed width for anything, except some programming
code. Even with code I usually like Verdana. But in some situations
Courier New seems better for maximum readability to avoid typos.
Since it's unforgivably ugly I avoid it except when really necessary.
Compose seems to be only for html messages.
I have settings on both the Read and Compose tabs.
In my case I want to be able to see if a quoted line might have become
too long, needing reformatting.
For some reason neither OE's pick list nor the start -> Settings ->
Fonts shows if a font is fixed-width.
But I took a "wild guess" and selected "Lucinda console". It seems to
do the trick - and doesn't even stand out as much as I thought it would.
Hello all,
I'm using OE6 to view and post newsgroup messages.
When reading and writing replies I would like to see if another font
is easier to work with. Although I can find where to change the font
size, changing the the font itself does not seem to be offered.
I've also looked in the register and found the "Outlook Express\5.0\News\Font" key, with the value "Arial". Alas, when I
changed it (to "Arial Italic" for testing) I saw no change.
So, the question is : Is it possible to change the read / compose
font for newsgroup messages, and if so how do I do it ?
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
On Sat, 9 Oct 2021 at 09:59:18, Mayayana <mayayana@invalid.nospam> wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote
| Probably best to use fixed width anyway - otherwise anything anyone's
| laid out assuming you are won't line up, and anything you design
| likewise is even less likely to line up when others read it. (The
| majority of newsgroups assume fixed width where it's relevant.)
?? Where do you hang out? alt.drawing.alphabet?
No need to be abusive.
There should be two pick-lists, one for proportional and one
for fixed.
when "read msgs in plain text" is ticked on the "Read" tab
Find "text in this message" isn't available
neither is unscramble (rot-13)
nor "copy shortcut" for URLs
OE would be a very capable news and mail client if they had finished it
... if they had finished it (as Mayayana is hoping!)
"R.Wieser" wrote:[]
For some reason neither OE's pick list nor the start -> Settings ->
Fonts shows if a font is fixed-width.
There should be two pick-lists, one for proportional and one for
fixed.
I don't know why, but the fixed fonts also show in the proportional
list.
While we're on the subject of OE wierdness, when "read msgs in plain
text" is ticked on the "Read" tab it affects other aspects of message
viewing. Find "text in this message" isn't available, neither is
unscramble (rot-13) nor "copy shortcut" for URLs. If you want that you
have to "View -> Message in HTML" to temporarily change the setting.
OE would be a very capable news and mail client if they had finished
it (as Mayayana is hoping!). Instead, they superceded it with Windows
Live Mail which is horrible.
Where did you get your OE hack?
Apd,
There should be two pick-lists, one for proportional and one
for fixed.
Yes, I have them. But as I could not remember having seen any setting anywhere to choose between them and the changing of the proportional font seemed to do its thing I decided not to ask.
... But as you are mentioning it, where does that fixed on get used ? :-)
neither is unscramble (rot-13)
Here it seems to be available.
nor "copy shortcut" for URLs
I don't quite follow. in "plain text" mode the URL is not (and cannot be) hidden, so it can be copied anyway.
OE would be a very capable news and mail client if they had finished it
And oh yeah, the "killfile" only works with exact matches. No
wildcards.
The criteria creator only allows you to do a simple AND and OR, but
(afaik) no grouping (no "if A or (B and C)").
... if they had finished it (as Mayayana is hoping!)
I always thought that they intentionally crippled it so you would buy its "big brother" Outlook. Only recently I found out that they are only
related by name, not so much otherwise. :-|
But in that regard I found www.oeclassic.com . It even has a free version, if you do not mind the small advertisement they than append to every
message. Might be worth a look ?
On Sat, 9 Oct 2021 at 17:00:31, Apd wrote:
viewing. Find "text in this message" isn't available
Do Ctrl-F or F3 work?
It's a lot better than it was at one time painted, especially if you use OE-Quotefix.
... But as you are mentioning it, where does that fixed on get used ? :-)
Same place (reading & replying to messages) - they just made two lists.
I mean right-click (context menu) -> copy shortcut. You can still do a
normal copy.
Also, not being able to select any header to filter on.
Not good for news, it seems. This was said about it in another group:[snip]
Bill,
Where did you get your OE hack?
I take it you are talking about QuoteFix ? In that case, I didn't. I
still do the quote reformatting by hand.
In all other cases, I had too much fun to "hack" OE (read : muck
around with it) myself. :-)
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
R.Wieser wrote:
Bill,
Where did you get your OE hack?
I take it you are talking about QuoteFix ? In that case, I didn't. I
still do the quote reformatting by hand.
In all other cases, I had too much fun to "hack" OE (read : muck
around with it) myself. :-)
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
Maybe I should have mentioned I am running OE on Windows 10 Pro 64bit.
Maybe you are running it on a different operating system.
Maybe I should have mentioned I am running OE on Windows 10 Pro 64bit.
Maybe you are running it on a different operating system.
R.Wieser wrote:
Bill,
Where did you get your OE hack?
I take it you are talking about QuoteFix ? In that case, I didn't. I
still do the quote reformatting by hand.
In all other cases, I had too much fun to "hack" OE (read : muck
around with it) myself. :-)
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
Maybe I should have mentioned I am running OE on Windows 10 Pro 64bit.
Maybe you are running it on a different operating system.
On 10/10/2021 10:17 AM, Bill Bradshaw wrote:
R.Wieser wrote:
Bill,
Where did you get your OE hack?
I take it you are talking about QuoteFix ? In that case, I
didn't. I still do the quote reformatting by hand.
In all other cases, I had too much fun to "hack" OE (read : muck
around with it) myself. :-)
Regards,
Rudy Wieser
Maybe I should have mentioned I am running OE on Windows 10 Pro
64bit. Maybe you are running it on a different operating system.
You can't be running OE on Windows 10. It doesn't run on Windows 10,
only on XP.
You *could* be running some hack of OE, such as
https://www.oeclassic.com/, but that's not the real OE, and you
shouldn't call it that, let you confuse others.
I run the hack version you find here. It has a couple of quirks but works fine for me.
IOW, I did not (need to) download anyting.
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