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From: Andrew Collier on 31 Oct 2009 10:39 In article <1j8gc7r.dp8brb15c6oviN%jim(a)magrathea.plus.com>, jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote: > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > > > > > But of course I lack your visual restraint, especially when it > > > > > > comes to colour and clothing. > > > > > > > > > > I've taken to using Inconsolata. > > > > > > > > That sounds like me when confronted with Pd's leisureware. > > > > > > [laugh!] > > > > Cracking thread folks! > > Am I the only one who heard you say that in the voice of Peter Sallis? Sorry, everything's in Morgan Freeman here. Andrew -- --- Andrew Collier ---- To reply by email, please use: ---- http://www.intensity.org.uk/ --- 'andrew {at} intensity.org.uk' --
From: Jim on 31 Oct 2009 11:33 Andrew Collier <spambucket(a)intensity.org.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > But of course I lack your visual restraint, especially when it > > > > > > > comes to colour and clothing. > > > > > > > > > > > > I've taken to using Inconsolata. > > > > > > > > > > That sounds like me when confronted with Pd's leisureware. > > > > > > > > [laugh!] > > > > > > Cracking thread folks! > > > > Am I the only one who heard you say that in the voice of Peter Sallis? > > Sorry, everything's in Morgan Freeman here. You might need to re-tune your Freeview box. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK Please help save Bletchley Park - sign the petition for Government funding at: (open to UK residents and ex.pats) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BletchleyPark/ Thank you.
From: Peter Ceresole on 31 Oct 2009 12:18 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > But of course I lack your visual restraint, especially when it > > > > > > > > comes to colour and clothing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've taken to using Inconsolata. > > > > > > > > > > > > That sounds like me when confronted with Pd's leisureware. > > > > > > > > > > [laugh!] > > > > > > > > Cracking thread folks! > > > > > > Am I the only one who heard you say that in the voice of Peter Sallis? > > > > Sorry, everything's in Morgan Freeman here. > > You might need to re-tune your Freeview box. Only if you read the National Enquirer. -- Peter
From: Cloudane on 31 Oct 2009 16:14 On 2009-10-31 08:48:12 +0000, Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> said: > On 2009-10-30 23:43:50 +0000, Cloudane <yoosenett(a)cloudane.com> said: > >> I'm using Unison here, but am fairly new. Well, not new-new, but >> haven't been on Usenet for many years. > > I -have- been on Usenet for many years, and am also on Unison. About > the only thing that annoys me for Unison is that I can't scale the > fonts using the normal cmd-+ shortcuts, other than that it works well > for me. > > Would also like an enhancement to accept .newsrc files so that I can > sync with Newstap on the iPhone, but that's just a nicety. > > > Cheers, > Ian Yeah I was just thinking earlier how much I'd like to see some form of synchronisation. Well, it's encouraging to see that people are still calling it Usenet and not "Google Groups" ;) I'm not fussed about the wrapping 'issue' myself, just that I remembered people on Usenet tend to be quite... keen on their way of doing things (as anyone who's witnessed a top-posting debate unfold will probably attest). Didn't want to be annoying anyone with lines that are too long or anything along those.. lines :P -- Correct the spelling of 'usenet' to send me an email
From: Pd on 1 Nov 2009 02:11
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2009-10-31 09:21:57 +0000, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) said: > > > Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > > However I also have set my Message > > font in Unison to a monospaced font (is there any other kind for email > > and news?) > > > > Since MacSoup stopped using the beautiful Monaco 9 bitmap and replaced > > it with the horrible anti-aliased scaled thing, I've stopped using > > monospaced fonts in news. I only switch to the 'alternative font' if > > someone posts a diagram or <shudder> ascii art. > > DejaVu Sans Mono looks fine here. Menlo (Apple's version of it in SL) > looks similar. > > <http://img.skitch.com/20091031-c15xc59exgssu1ajsfy4qp72bk.png> I've moaned about it before - I do so like the bitmap Monaco (on the left) vs the anti-aliased version (on the right): <http://img.skitch.com/20091101-qujq9429tgdigkba4kaybi4936.png> -- Pd |