Re: Musings on debian-user list
On 29 Jul 2009, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 2009-07-29 12:19, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> >On 29 Jul 2009, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >>On 2009-07-29 02:36, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> >[snip]
> >>>Incidentally, the same comments apply to mutt. What's wrong with it?
> >>Nothing's *wrong* with it. Except that "opaque" is it's middle name.
> >>
> >>I do have it around, though, and configured for IMAP, in case X ever
> >>gets hosed again.
> >>
> >
> >Perhaps it's just a matter of what you're used to. I've
> >occasionally looked at some of the graphical alteratives and found
> >them irritating and time-wasting.
>
> Really? Tbird has pretty good keyboard controls, and allows me to
> display just a potload of folders and subjects on screen at any one
> time. (Note, though, that I work in 2-pane mode, with individual
> mails in a separate window.)
>
> > My wife uses gmail, which drives me to distraction.
>
> Must agree with you on that...
>
I'll have a look at that one of these days. But I'm probably too fixed
in my ways to change now ...
AC
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