Comments on: Backwards Comments http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:57:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-40483 Mike Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:42:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-40483 I hate it when apps move the cursor for me. That's like someone taking my hand and moving it somewhere without my asking...I'd very much prefer someone telling or showing me what to do. And heck, my Mac might as well use itself if it's moving the cursor for me. The "top posting" of email lists bothers me, indeed. I'm glad that for the most part, online forums (with their HTML anchors) have provided the same functionality that email lists do, but in a better fashion and with many more features. I hate it when apps move the cursor for me. That's like someone taking my hand and moving it somewhere without my asking...I'd very much prefer someone telling or showing me what to do.

And heck, my Mac might as well use itself if it's moving the cursor for me.

The "top posting" of email lists bothers me, indeed. I'm glad that for the most part, online forums (with their HTML anchors) have provided the same functionality that email lists do, but in a better fashion and with many more features.

]]> By: Arden http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-40476 Arden Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:19:50 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-40476 <blockquote><p>Which, reminds me, Mail.app needs a preference that lets you specify where the cursor should default to on a reply. Seems like there's a lot of wasted time trying to move the cursor to the bottom, especially when you've likely all ready read the email you're replying to in the main viewer.</p></blockquote> I would add that Mail should be able to use the same formatting for forwarding emails as the original message, instead of simply for responding. What if I want to send someone this email with all the funny colors? I have to open up preferences and temporarily change it, then change it back when I'm done? Silly. Arden said on March 20, 2007:

Which, reminds me, Mail.app needs a preference that lets you specify where the cursor should default to on a reply. Seems like there's a lot of wasted time trying to move the cursor to the bottom, especially when you've likely all ready read the email you're replying to in the main viewer.

I would add that Mail should be able to use the same formatting for forwarding emails as the original message, instead of simply for responding. What if I want to send someone this email with all the funny colors? I have to open up preferences and temporarily change it, then change it back when I'm done? Silly.

]]> By: Rory Arms http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-40455 Rory Arms Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:43:12 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-40455 Then this "top posting" custom of recent years with email replies, should bother you just as much, I would think. Which, reminds me, Mail.app needs a preference that lets you specify where the cursor should default to on a reply. Seems like there's a lot of wasted time trying to move the cursor to the bottom, especially when you've likely all ready read the email you're replying to in the main viewer. Then this "top posting" custom of recent years with email replies, should bother you just as much, I would think.

Which, reminds me, Mail.app needs a preference that lets you specify where the cursor should default to on a reply. Seems like there's a lot of wasted time trying to move the cursor to the bottom, especially when you've likely all ready read the email you're replying to in the main viewer.

]]> By: » links for 2007-02-19 / mattwalters.net http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39550 » links for 2007-02-19 / mattwalters.net Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:26:45 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39550 [...] Backwards Comments | NSLog(); I completely agree, backwards comments make no sense. [...] [...] Backwards Comments | NSLog(); I completely agree, backwards comments make no sense. [...]

]]> By: Around the web | alexking.org http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39543 Around the web | alexking.org Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:11:02 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39543 [...] Backwards Comments [...] [...] Backwards Comments [...]

]]> By: Arden http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39478 Arden Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:56:54 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39478 Agree 100%. The worst part about it is that it can be hard to tell at first whether it's sorted the good way or the bad way; usually, you have to squint at the tiny, almost-background-colored timestamps of the first few posts to figure it out. I tend to view threaded comments in nested form. Everything's visible, and yet it keeps its heirarchy and chronology. Agree 100%. The worst part about it is that it can be hard to tell at first whether it's sorted the good way or the bad way; usually, you have to squint at the tiny, almost-background-colored timestamps of the first few posts to figure it out.

I tend to view threaded comments in nested form. Everything's visible, and yet it keeps its heirarchy and chronology.

]]> By: Mike http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39468 Mike Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:22:19 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39468 Agree completely! Anything else is just broken, IMHO. Heck, even threaded comments bother me a bit. Lots of scanning and scrolling past stuff you have yet to read. Agree completely! Anything else is just broken, IMHO.

Heck, even threaded comments bother me a bit. Lots of scanning and scrolling past stuff you have yet to read.

]]> By: Mike Zornek http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39467 Mike Zornek Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:27:41 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/02/11/backwards_comments#comment-39467 Hehe. My custom blog engine started ordering them randomly. But only on some posts. :) I guess I should look into it. Hehe. My custom blog engine started ordering them randomly. But only on some posts. :) I guess I should look into it.

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