[Users] [Bug 3288] New: Set default message view NOT threaded.

[pete nikolic]

On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:23:03 -0400
"B. S." <bs27975 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 14-09-22 02:46 PM, pete nikolic wrote:
> > On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:16:21 -0400
> > "B. S." <bs27975 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> On 14-09-21 12:15 PM, pete nikolic wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Do i hear the whimper of MS in there  ?
> >>
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> >> (-:
> >> Users at lists.claws-mail.org
> >> http://lists.claws-mail.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users
> >
> > Well we can at least agree on one thing   got out of it when Linux was still text
> > only  never looked back   ..
> 
> But we inherently run into a problem, though, being I.T. ...
> 
> We exist to help users. And they are, and will always be, running gui's 
> in this day and age. To best appreciate their situation, then, we must 
> too if we are to be the help and solution providers to them we try to 
> be. (I can't imagine going back to wordstar to write documentation.)
> 
> They may be misguided in some things, or not know how best to get there, 
> or why some things are unreasonable, but their underlying desires and 
> intent are honest - to get on with their day in fashions *they* 
> -intuitively- understand as quickly and efficiently as possible, so they 
> can get on with making things out of the data, not how to go about doing 
> so, nor the maintenance of the systems necessary for them to be able to 
> do so. The workflow -they- wish, unreasonable or no, are our design 
> parameters - the I.T. tail cannot be wagging the user dog.
> 
> Myself, still don't get tablets / no keyboards.

Hate the dang things , And someone forget who it was said tables will take over
not a hope in hell like you say no keyboard  those touchy things are hummm   dont
really have to say it do i 

> 
> Even a long time I.T. guy with a tablet, who knows 'better' - even he 
> notes he's no longer willing to edit posts and bottom post. Users just 
> aren't, and we'll have to deal. Just too much and aggravating on a 
> tablet. He and they are not alone, and they are growing faster than the 
> rest.
> 
> Yet we 'I.T. guys' created and delivered to those users ... tablets, 
> smart phones, ...
> 
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Any how this is wondering way way way OT so i will leave it there else it will lead
to ear tweaking by some people ..


Cheers   Pete .


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