Re: Generalised approach to storing address details
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:38:09 GMT
Message-ID: <RwZfh.32467$cz.483949_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
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> There are advantages and disadvantages. First, you might want to go 3-4
> messages back to read the initial context, and you can't navigate along
> ancestor messages in linear view. Of course, I'm assuming that it's a
> bad manner for a child message to quote parent in all the entirety --
> it explodes the content. Second, you have window space at left side
> anyway. Finally, you can easily skip long subthreads like this
>
> A
> - B
> ....- A
> ...... - B
> ..........-A
> ........... - B
> ..............- A
> ................ - B
>
> where you don't have big expectations about A and B.
>
> What is needed, is more intelligent forum tree with "intelligently"
> exploding and contracting nodes. For example, the "dead" part of the
> tree might be contracted -- this would make big tree visually more
> appealing...
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:38:09 GMT
Message-ID: <RwZfh.32467$cz.483949_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
Aloha Kakuikanu wrote:
> Marshall wrote:
>
>>I frickin' *hate* the tree view in Google Groups. I kill that pane >>whenever I see >>it and just use pure thread view. Thread view rulez; tree view suxorz.
>
>
> There are advantages and disadvantages. First, you might want to go 3-4
> messages back to read the initial context, and you can't navigate along
> ancestor messages in linear view. Of course, I'm assuming that it's a
> bad manner for a child message to quote parent in all the entirety --
> it explodes the content. Second, you have window space at left side
> anyway. Finally, you can easily skip long subthreads like this
>
> A
> - B
> ....- A
> ...... - B
> ..........-A
> ........... - B
> ..............- A
> ................ - B
>
> where you don't have big expectations about A and B.
>
> What is needed, is more intelligent forum tree with "intelligently"
> exploding and contracting nodes. For example, the "dead" part of the
> tree might be contracted -- this would make big tree visually more
> appealing...
That's what the twit filter is for. A and B don't exist unless some inconsiderate C replies to one or the other of them. Received on Wed Dec 13 2006 - 21:38:09 CET