On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 May 2012 22:53:40 +0100
> Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 14 May 2012 23:24:57 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>>
>> > I still think Neil has the best sigs in the entire universe.
>> > It's spooky the way his fortunes work.
>>
>> They're totally random and chosen by software, I have no influence
>> over them.
>
> Piffle :-)
>
> Spooky action at a distance, that's what it is!

I do believe you're overestimating the gravity of the situation.

--
:wq

On May 15, 2012 2:16 AM, "Alecks Gates" <alecks.g@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> Personally, gmail has given me a bad habit. *It defaults to

> top-posting in the web client, which I don't see how to change. *But

> at least on the desktop I can easily move formatting around. *On the

> Android client it seems rather archaic. *Does anyone know how to

> change to bottom-posting on either client?

>

> Thankfully, I don't go to any forums that enforce top-posting. *I

> would probably get myself banned from all the complaining I would do.

>


Android user here!


With the Android Gmail client, tap on "Respond inline", swipe up repeatedly, and tap on the blank line underneath the message.


I found Swype (the virtual keyboard) to be most helpful when trimming fluff; it has honest-to-goodness cursor keys (including PgUp and PgDn), and a *very* helpful "Select Text" button to start selection.



Rgds,

On May 15, 2012 2:27 AM, "Michael Mol" <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Alecks Gates <alecks.g@gmail.com> wrote:

> >

> > Personally, gmail has given me a bad habit. *It defaults to

> > top-posting in the web client, which I don't see how to change. *But

> > at least on the desktop I can easily move formatting around. *On the

> > Android client it seems rather archaic. *Does anyone know how to

> > change to bottom-posting on either client?

>

> In Android, you can press "Reply in-line", but then you've got to

> navigate potentially large email threads using a tiny screen to get to

> the right place to reply. It's an ugly scenario.

>


Meh, just saw your post and realized you've beaten me :-


Again, please allow me to plug the goodness of Swype... like I posted before, it has *complete* cursor keys. Plus one very powerful key called "Cursor Jump" that allows one to very quickly go to the topmost (or bottom most) line.



Rgds,

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
>
> On May 15, 2012 2:27 AM, "Michael Mol" <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Alecks Gates <alecks.g@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Personally, gmail has given me a bad habit. *It defaults to
>> > top-posting in the web client, which I don't see how to change. *But
>> > at least on the desktop I can easily move formatting around. *On the
>> > Android client it seems rather archaic. *Does anyone know how to
>> > change to bottom-posting on either client?
>>
>> In Android, you can press "Reply in-line", but then you've got to
>> navigate potentially large email threads using a tiny screen to get to
>> the right place to reply. It's an ugly scenario.
>>
>
> Meh, just saw your post and realized you've beaten me :-
>
> Again, please allow me to plug the goodness of Swype... like I posted
> before, it has *complete* cursor keys. Plus one very powerful key called
> "Cursor Jump" that allows one to very quickly go to the topmost (or bottom
> most) line.
>
> Rgds,

I've been quite set on my hardware keyboard for a while now (HTC G2).
But perhaps I'll try out Swype eventually....

On May 15, 2012 7:11 AM, "Alecks Gates" <alecks.g@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:

> >

> > On May 15, 2012 2:27 AM, "Michael Mol" <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:

> >>

> >> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Alecks Gates <alecks.g@gmail.com> wrote:

> >> >

> >> > Personally, gmail has given me a bad habit. *It defaults to

> >> > top-posting in the web client, which I don't see how to change. *But

> >> > at least on the desktop I can easily move formatting around. *On the

> >> > Android client it seems rather archaic. *Does anyone know how to

> >> > change to bottom-posting on either client?

> >>

> >> In Android, you can press "Reply in-line", but then you've got to

> >> navigate potentially large email threads using a tiny screen to get to

> >> the right place to reply. It's an ugly scenario.

> >>

> >

> > Meh, just saw your post and realized you've beaten me :-

> >

> > Again, please allow me to plug the goodness of Swype... like I posted

> > before, it has *complete* cursor keys. Plus one very powerful key called

> > "Cursor Jump" that allows one to very quickly go to the topmost (or bottom

> > most) line.

> >

> > Rgds,

>

> I've been quite set on my hardware keyboard for a while now (HTC G2).

> But perhaps I'll try out Swype eventually....

>


You can still use the hardware keyboard, after using Swype to mangle the replied-to email :-)


Rgds,

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Mon, 14 May 2012 12:13:18 -0500
> Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> For example: Alan, Mike, Pandu, Mark, Neil and me are the top posters
>> on this list.
>
> Yo Dale,
>
> You might want to re-calibrate your stats engine :-)
>
> I've been quiet for a while (getting old...)[1] and fifty bucks says
> Michael, Canek, Pandu and a couple more have all posted more than me
> this year
>
> [1] Well, that's my story and I'm sticking with it
>
>
>


Maybe like me, you blabber more than you think:

http://archives.gentoo.org/stats/gentoo-user-per-year.xml

I didn't put them in any certain order but you have fallen a bit tho.
Someone put alum in your water or something?

ROFL

Dale

:-) :-)

--
I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or
how you interpreted my words!

Miss the compile output? Hint:
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 May 2012 12:13:18 -0500
>> Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> For example: *Alan, Mike, Pandu, Mark, Neil and me are the top posters
>>> on this list.
>>
>> Yo Dale,
>>
>> You might want to re-calibrate your stats engine :-)
>>
>> I've been quiet for a while (getting old...)[1] and fifty bucks says
>> Michael, Canek, Pandu and a couple more have all posted more than me
>> this year
>>
>> [1] Well, that's my story and I'm sticking with it
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Maybe like me, you blabber more than you think:
>
> http://archives.gentoo.org/stats/gentoo-user-per-year.xml
>
> I didn't put them in any certain order but you have fallen a bit tho.
> Someone put alum in your water or something?
>
> ROFL
>
> Dale
>

Jeez.... Am I _STILL_ showing up on this list of high posting people?
I've honestly worked to get below number 10 and I cannot get there
apparently... (Too many posts like this I suppose!) ;-)

- Mark

Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Alan McKinnon wrote:
>>> On Mon, 14 May 2012 12:13:18 -0500
>>> Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For example: Alan, Mike, Pandu, Mark, Neil and me are the top posters
>>>> on this list.
>>>
>>> Yo Dale,
>>>
>>> You might want to re-calibrate your stats engine :-)
>>>
>>> I've been quiet for a while (getting old...)[1] and fifty bucks says
>>> Michael, Canek, Pandu and a couple more have all posted more than me
>>> this year
>>>
>>> [1] Well, that's my story and I'm sticking with it
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe like me, you blabber more than you think:
>>
>> http://archives.gentoo.org/stats/gentoo-user-per-year.xml
>>
>> I didn't put them in any certain order but you have fallen a bit tho.
>> Someone put alum in your water or something?
>>
>> ROFL
>>
>> Dale
>>
>
> Jeez.... Am I _STILL_ showing up on this list of high posting people?
> I've honestly worked to get below number 10 and I cannot get there
> apparently... (Too many posts like this I suppose!) ;-)
>
> - Mark
>
>


I'm wondering on this myself. Should I take more meds or are the meds
causing it? < scratches head >

o_O

Dale

:-) :-)

--
I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or
how you interpreted my words!

Miss the compile output? Hint:
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"

On Mon, 14 May 2012 19:46:39 -0500
Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 May 2012 12:13:18 -0500
> > Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> For example: Alan, Mike, Pandu, Mark, Neil and me are the top
> >> posters on this list.
> >
> > Yo Dale,
> >
> > You might want to re-calibrate your stats engine :-)
> >
> > I've been quiet for a while (getting old...)[1] and fifty bucks says
> > Michael, Canek, Pandu and a couple more have all posted more than me
> > this year
> >
> > [1] Well, that's my story and I'm sticking with it
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> Maybe like me, you blabber more than you think:
>
> http://archives.gentoo.org/stats/gentoo-user-per-year.xml
>
> I didn't put them in any certain order but you have fallen a bit tho.
> Someone put alum in your water or something?
>
> ROFL
>
> Dale
>
> :-) :-)
>

Would like to thank all guys and girls for posting. Even though I post
very little myself your posts are always excellent and there is plenty
to learn from just reading them.

There are things I can do now which I never thought possible. Thanks

--
John D Maunder

On Tue, 15 May 2012 10:01:00 -0700
Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Maybe like me, you blabber more than you think:
> >
> > http://archives.gentoo.org/stats/gentoo-user-per-year.xml
> >
> > I didn't put them in any certain order but you have fallen a bit
> > tho. Someone put alum in your water or something?
> >
> > ROFL
> >
> > Dale
> >
>
> Jeez.... Am I _STILL_ showing up on this list of high posting people?
> I've honestly worked to get below number 10 and I cannot get there
> apparently... (Too many posts like this I suppose!) ;-)

This gentoo stuff is addictive :-)

Must be the personalities around here. I reckon that anyone who sticks
around here and becomes a regular (regardless of their skill level) has
something special going on inside.

Gentoo-ers all have that DIY attitude, as if they would rather not wait
around for someone else to do all their lifting for them.


--
Alan McKinnnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com