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From: gtr on 29 Jan 2010 11:39 On 2010-01-28 18:40:18 -0800, Mike Dee <emteedee(a)emteedee.invalid> said: > In article <7sde7fFociU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > James Leo Ryan <taliesinsoft(a)me.com> wrote: > >> A few days ago I decided to give Unison (version 2.0.3) a try. I had >> previously used Hogwasher. As I continue to use Unison I'm becoming >> increasingly comfortable with its interface. What I can say is that >> Unison appears to be well thoght out. Yes, it is pleasant to use! Yes, >> I'm increasingly satisfied! > > Does it have useable filtering yet? By that I mean PCRE support and an > ability to filter on any header? It's has a demo period, you can check it out for yourself. -- Thank you and have a nice day.
From: James Leo Ryan on 30 Jan 2010 09:48 On 2010-01-28 20:40:18 -0600, Mike Dee said: [in regards to filtering in Unison 2] > Does it have useable filtering yet? By that I mean PCRE support and an > ability to filter on any header? Although not myself finding a need for filtering, I would consider PCRE the wrong way to go. Instead of a geeky style programming language interface a graphical interface with a hierarchy of "and" and "or" qualifications, an interface that is literally obvious and quickly understood by the non programmer, would be far more appropriate. -- James Leo Ryan --- Austin, Texas --- taliesinsoft(a)me.com Nothing smells like a bloodhound, especially when wet!
From: gtr on 30 Jan 2010 12:53 On 2010-01-30 03:58:02 -0800, Mike Dee <mikedee.emteedee(a)emteedee.invalid> said: > You also appear to be using 1.8.1, so maybe you should be trying it out > too, before suggesting that I or others do. I have. Perhaps you shouldn't be providing edicts regarding what others should or shouldn't say and to whom. I simply provided information. You are free, of course to stuff that information anywhere you like. > Or maybe, you don't see any need to to, either? "Either"? I think anybody who would like to change newsreaders should try other newsreaders. Unison 2.x is an other newsreader. I've tried it out and have gui problems with it. As stated a couple of times in related threads, I hotwired macros in Unison 1.8 with Quickeys so that the number-pad behaved like Thoth. I've yet to sit down and spend a weekend making Unison 2.x do the same thing. And might not be able to. So then it would be another program I operate with my shoulder and forearm pushing a mouse around, instead of my fingers--like most others. As to how do the filters work, I don't know as I haven't gotten past my own issues long enough to attend to yours--either. -- Thank you and have a nice day.
From: Mike Dee on 31 Jan 2010 07:47 James Leo Ryan <taliesinsoft(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-01-28 20:40:18 -0600, Mike Dee said: > > [in regards to filtering in Unison 2] > >> Does it have useable filtering yet? By that I mean PCRE support >> and an ability to filter on any header? > > Although not myself finding a need for filtering, I would consider > PCRE the wrong way to go. The better more full featured newsreaders that are available, SLRN, Xnews, MT-NewsWatcher, Pan, 40tude Dialog and likely others, all use PCRE as a standard that works very well with usenet clients WRT filtering. > Instead of a geeky style programming > language interface a graphical interface with a hierarchy of "and" > and "or" qualifications, an interface that is literally obvious > and quickly understood by the non programmer, would be far more > appropriate. "and" and "or" isn't "that much" of a concept to deal with. As far as "non programming" goes, you only need to to look at MT-NewsWatchers approach to PCRE and you would quickly realise that its not much more involved or difficult than clicking an [OK] or a [Cancel] button (its complexity is up to you, no more than that). X-posts ended. -- dee
From: James Leo Ryan on 1 Feb 2010 07:06
On 2010-02-01 00:39:11 -0600, Bream Rockmetteller said: [in resgards to Unison 2] > I'm overwhelmed! I tried the early Unison 2 beta and hated it. Still > using 1.8.1. Maybe I need to give the released version another try? I suppose it is the same with many applications, if one is using a version and an upgrade with significant changes in the interface comes along one has difficulty in adapting. In my case I was switching from Hogwasher to Unison and understood that it would take a bit of time to get used to things. Now I'm very comfortable! -- James Leo Ryan --- Austin, Texas --- taliesinsoft(a)me.com |