Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S271692AbTGYCo2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:44:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S271697AbTGYCo2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:44:28 -0400 Received: from vladimir.pegasys.ws ([64.220.160.58]:41996 "EHLO vladimir.pegasys.ws") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S271692AbTGYCo1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:44:27 -0400 Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:59:31 -0700 From: jw schultz To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Posting format Message-ID: <20030725025931.GE19593@pegasys.ws> Mail-Followup-To: jw schultz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20030723201801.GB32585@rdlg.net> <20030723212224.A527@infradead.org> <20030723220037.GC32585@rdlg.net> <20030723225333.GC16244@louise.pinerecords.com> <1059059667.1672.202.camel@spc9.esa.lanl.gov> <20030724154732.GJ32585@rdlg.net> <20030724232413.GA800@zip.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030724232413.GA800@zip.com.au> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i X-Message-Flag: The contents of this message may cause sleeplessness, irritability, loss of appetite, anxiety, depression, or other psychological disorders. Consult your doctor if these symptoms persist. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1528 Lines: 33 On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 09:24:13AM +1000, CaT wrote: > On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 11:47:32AM -0400, Robert L. Harris wrote: [snip] > > Using VI and Mutt, the cursor starts at the top not the bottom or > > anywhere in the middle so there's and ease of use for CLI mail readers > > as well instead of the GUI oriented. > > I use mutt and vim. This is a non-point. The spacebar works. With vi > ndd works for quote removal (where n is the number of lines). For vim > you have shift-v to begin your selection and just move the cursor down > to where you want to cut. If the person you're replying to did their > job then you doing yours is simplicity in itself. If they don't then > it becomes more painful but it still is not difficult (or complex - > just takes a wee bit longer). And if the quoting is FRC compliant (as above) both vim and mutt's built-in pager will render the quotes in a succession of colors according to depth making them even easier to discern. And if paragraph reformatting is needed due to someone's misbehavior re long lines vim's autoindent will preserve the quoting correctly. -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: jw@pegasys.ws Remember Cernan and Schmitt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/