Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread Brewster Gillett
On Fri, 2010-09-03 at 10:42 +0900, nomnex wrote: > > If I read what you say literally, it doesn't make sense to me. Why on > > Earth would your answer be in quotes? > > > > Thanks Patrick "Answers interspersed with quotes > below." is the term I was looking for. > > nomnex bg: In this instanc

Re: [Evolution] evolution translation with or without

2010-09-02 Thread Chriss4
Hi Thanks to all those who have responded to my request of help with a easier way to "translate on the fly" for emails in other languages. I have ended up with using a open source program called 'freespeak' which is installable via synaptics. Simply copy any email text, (in my case) and paste into

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread Marc Tecoz
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 07:39 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 15:53 +0900, nomnex wrote: > > What would be correct way to explain in a top post msg. "Find my answer > > in the message below"? I have seen the correct sentence quoted in few > > msg. on the list, about email-li

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread Brewster Gillett
> > On Fri, 2010-09-03 at 08:20 +0900, nomnex wrote: > > > Many people do not read quotes in the messages > > > by the simple fact they are so accustomed > > > to top posting answers (in the Outlook way). > > > > bg: > > > > Mild correction, sir - top posting is not "The Outlook Way". > > Outlo

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread nomnex
> If I read what you say literally, it doesn't make sense to me. Why on > Earth would your answer be in quotes? I meant: answer under the quotes (...) glad you could decode the correct meaning. > > A suitable phrase for you want is: Answers interspersed with quotes > below. > > poc > Thanks Pa

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread Bill Kenworthy
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 17:32 -0700, Brewster Gillett wrote: > On Fri, 2010-09-03 at 08:20 +0900, nomnex wrote: > > Many people do not read quotes in the messages > > by the simple fact they are so accustomed to top posting answers (in the > > Outlook way). > > bg: > > Mild correction, sir - top p

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread Brewster Gillett
On Fri, 2010-09-03 at 08:20 +0900, nomnex wrote: > Many people do not read quotes in the messages > by the simple fact they are so accustomed to top posting answers (in the > Outlook way). bg: Mild correction, sir - top posting is not "The Outlook Way". Outlook will accommodate proper bottom pos

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2010-09-03 at 08:20 +0900, nomnex wrote: > > I don't really understand the question. Always reply to all > messages > > with proper inline [aka bottom ? posting] responses and quoting. It > > seems absurd to always say "see below" at the top of every message. > > I just need to correct E

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread nomnex
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 07:39 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 15:53 +0900, nomnex wrote: > > What would be correct way to explain in a top post msg. "Find my answer > > in the message below"? I have seen the correct sentence quoted in few > > msg. on the list, about email-li

Re: [Evolution] Odd text display character drops

2010-09-02 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 18:12 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > I believe also that the underlying Evo editor is changing shortly so > many of these things will go away. Well, "shortly" in geological time. :) We do plan to dump GtkHtml for WebKit/GTK+ at some point. That's been a few years coming but is

Re: [Evolution] Odd text display character drops

2010-09-02 Thread Brewster Gillett
> On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 03:45 -0700, Brewster Gillett wrote: > > For years I have grown accustomed to annoying oddities in messages > > from people with Yahoo email accounts, generally when in reply edit > > mode. Text enclosed in dotted-line boxes which appear and disappear, and > > resist trimmin

Re: [Evolution] Odd text display character drops

2010-09-02 Thread Brewster Gillett
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 17:03 +0200, Xavier Bestel wrote: > You should look at the source of what you sent (ctrl-U) to better see > what happens. > > Xav bg: Tried it on both the original messages - did not change the display, nor reveal any formatting artifacts. I think Pete may have come u

Re: [Evolution] Odd text display character drops

2010-09-02 Thread Pete Biggs
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 03:45 -0700, Brewster Gillett wrote: > For years I have grown accustomed to annoying oddities in messages > from people with Yahoo email accounts, generally when in reply edit > mode. Text enclosed in dotted-line boxes which appear and disappear, and > resist trimming edits.

Re: [Evolution] Help attachments, incoming gmail, MAPI exchange connector

2010-09-02 Thread Robert Seward
Hello Tory, On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 19:00 -0700, Tory M Blue wrote: > Okay running F12, Evolution 2.28.3. > > First I can't seem to send attachments that anyone can open or read > without major work on their end. > This work around requires a web server you have access to place files on. Sometime

Re: [Evolution] Odd text display character drops

2010-09-02 Thread Xavier Bestel
You should look at the source of what you sent (ctrl-U) to better see what happens. Xav On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 03:45 -0700, Brewster Gillett wrote: > For years I have grown accustomed to annoying oddities in messages > from people with Yahoo email accounts, generally when in reply edit > m

Re: [Evolution] help with English "top post msg"

2010-09-02 Thread Adam Tauno Williams
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 15:53 +0900, nomnex wrote: > What would be correct way to explain in a top post msg. "Find my answer > in the message below"? I have seen the correct sentence quoted in few > msg. on the list, about email-list etiquette, but unfortunately I > haven't save the msg. for referenc

[Evolution] Odd text display character drops

2010-09-02 Thread Brewster Gillett
For years I have grown accustomed to annoying oddities in messages from people with Yahoo email accounts, generally when in reply edit mode. Text enclosed in dotted-line boxes which appear and disappear, and resist trimming edits. But this is something new - and my question, for those who might pos

[Evolution] Two incoming, one outgoing?

2010-09-02 Thread William John Murray
Hello list, I am running evolution accessing am exchange account through OWA (for the calendar) and IMAP (for the email) because imap works better - OWA rescans a folder when I switch to it, which takes ages. Each access method comes with a sendmail method, but the smtp server is causing p