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Subject: Re: CCC Quoting Mania

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 15:51:47 08/11/99

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On August 11, 1999 at 13:58:20, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 11, 1999 at 12:41:43, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>Perhaps a refresher in USENET type etiquette (often called netiquette) may prove
>>of value.
>>
>
>
>The problem is the 'browser' and not the user.  IE in usenet news postings,
>I get to use my favorite editor (VI) which makes it trivial to snip here
>and there.  In netscape, this is a tedious task, because I have to take my
>hands from the keyboard, fiddle with the mouse to highlight, click edit,
>then click cut, etc...
>
>IE 'netscape' (and IE) are _not_ the best facility to use for writing messages.
>But it is what we are stuck with.

IE handles cut-and-paste from the keyboard great, including using pgup/pgdn.
Netscape is a little broken in this respect, but I still don't use the mouse.

Dave



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