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From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 29 Mar 2010 00:03 Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > In article > nospam.m-m-EA186E.15152227032010(a)cpe-76-190-186-198.neo.res.rr.com, M-M at > nospam.m-m(a)ny.more wrote on 3/27/10 3:15 PM: > > > In article <C7D3B691.561E6%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > >> So, in what manner is Newswatcher "the only newsreader ... that can > >> compete with MacSOUP?" > > > > > > The keyboard shortcuts in MT-NW are much better and makes navigation > > easier and getting done quicker. > > > > Admitedly I am quite a newbie with MacSoup (I'm just trying it now) but > > an expert at MT. I find Macsoup to be less intuitive, and that's not > > saying much because MT has a pretty steep learning curve. > > > > Filtering is also better with MT. You can filter articles and assign a > > heirarchy to how high they they display in the message window. So when I > > am in a hurry, I open a group and just have to look at the colored > > articles that automatically come to the top. Then if I don't see > > anything interesting I hit one key and the grup is marked as read and > > the next grup window opens. > > > > OK, so MT does not display the tree. I can live without it although > > sometimes I do wish it were there. I get around it by choosing "Open all > > references". > > > > (I tried to post this from MacSoup but couldn't figure out how. There > > was no button or menu command to "Post". So I copied it back to MT to > > send.) > > As I mentioned previously, I've been using Entourage for NG access, as it > presents the posts exactly the same way it presents emails...and I began > with Entourage as a natural follow on to using Outlook Express (Entourage = > OE on steroids) as my email client for so many years prior to coming to OS > X. But I absolutely hate Entourage: It's a bloated MS product that gets in > the way (of me... and itself!), constantly breaks, and regularly requires > Rube-Goldberg "work arounds" to behave as it should've behaved before > leaving Redmond! > > I've taken a quick look at other NG readers, and either (1) didn't like them > (very confusing to use/navigate) and/or (2) didn't understand them. I like > MacSOUP primarily because of the promise of its graphical display (the fact > that it's offline is a plus); but I have yet to be able to quite figure out > how to use the app. I imagine if I wanted to spend 3 days re-reading the > Manual and asking questions, I'd be able to get to that "aha!" moment of > understanding. But, quite frankly, I can't be bothered. After all, Macs are > _supposed_ to be intuitive, right? > > Eventually, however, I'll need to do something...this Entourage is an > abomination that's consuming way too much of my time (and Mac resources). I didn't think MacSOUP's manual was that dense, huh. But have you tried asking here for help? If something is not clear then I or another MacSOUP user are bound to speak up :-) -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 29 Mar 2010 00:03 Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > In article <drache-57D159.16154328032010(a)nothing.attdns.com>, > erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > > In article <timstreater-61969E.12293628032010(a)news.individual.net>, > > Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > > > > > One thing in NW that was a bit annoying was having multiple windows, so > > > I tried Tbird, but have since given it up and gone back to NW. Problems > > > were: > > > > > > 1) No x-face > > ? > > x-face is a good quick way in MT-NW to see who an article is from. Nice kitty :-) -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 29 Mar 2010 00:04 Steen <isteen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > In message <C7D3AEB2.561E1%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> > > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > In article holch6$mc7$1(a)news.eternal-september.org, Steen at > > > isteen(a)gmail.com wrote on 3/27/10 12:42 PM: > > > > >> In article <C7D38B6B.561C3%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > > >> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > >> > > >>> In article hokko8$mnp$2(a)news.eternal-september.org, Steen at > > >>> isteen(a)gmail.com wrote on 3/27/10 5:56 AM: > > >>> > > >>>> I recently switched from MacSOUP to MT-NewsWatcher, and haven't > > >>>> regretted it. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Why did you switch? > > >> > > >> I always goof around checking out various newsreaders (MacSOUP have been > > >> my number one choice for several years), and I just gave MT-NewsWatcher > > >> a shot. All other newsreader have been deleted very quickly by me...but > > >> I grew pretty fond of MT-NewsWatcher > > > > > Yes...but what does NewsWatcher have that you prefer to Soup? > > > > It's quite a bit faster switching articles than MacSoup in my > > experience. > > And MTNW supports multiple servers FYI: MacSOUP can as well, it just can't have more than one open at a time. -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Niels_J=F8rgen_Kruse?= on 29 Mar 2010 01:33 M-M <nospam.m-m(a)ny.more> wrote: > In article <1jg1aho.ciyi9mfalm41N%nospam(a)ab-katrinedal.dk>, > nospam(a)ab-katrinedal.dk (Niels J�rgen Kruse) wrote: > > > > The keyboard shortcuts in MT-NW are much better and makes navigation > > > easier and getting done quicker. > > > > Could you explain? > > > Just looking at the Help topics in MT-NW: > > Text Arrow Key Shortcuts > List Arrow Key Shortcuts > Keypad Shortcuts > Main Keyboard Shortcuts > Drag and Drop Shortcuts > More Shortcuts > > But basically all it takes is one key without a modifier to do anything. A lot of the shortcuts work without modifier in MacSOUP too. -- Mvh./Regards, Niels J�rgen Kruse, Vanl�se, Denmark
From: Steen on 29 Mar 2010 05:12
Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz> wrote: > Steen <isteen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > And MTNW supports multiple servers > > FYI: MacSOUP can as well, it just can't have more than one open at a > time. One thing that's real shame about MTNW is that, if you change the default font, it can't handle danish letters. MacSOUP can -- http://bit.ly/daWnEe |