AW: Following this List

[Dan Shafer]

I have always resisted the idea of sub-dividing this list for a  
number of reasons. But as Rev gets more popular, as this list grows  
in population and as people like me continue to see this list as a  
place to discuss topics that are arguably semi-tangential, perhaps  
some reorganization would help.

I generally try to put a [OT] in front of the subject line when I  
post something that's even possibly marginally off-topic. You can use  
your email app's filter functions to bury those kinds of  
conversations before they hit your In Box. I've been involved in some  
lists where the user community simply adopted a convention like that  
so that categorizing messages was up to the individual who initiates  
a thread. Such systems work OK but not perfectly because newbies  
don't always get the clue right away and because some posts are hard  
to categorize.

Using an email app that lets you view emails by threads can go a long  
way toward relieving the glut, BTW. Combining that tactic with  
filtering can significantly reduce the number of emails that you  
actually have to read.


On Nov 28, 2005, at 2:52 PM, Thomas Fischer wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I must say I am also somewhat overwhelmed with the flood of  
> messages (114 today, over 2000 in the last two months). I know  
> there is a parallel list regarding externals, which seams to be  
> dormant (or dead?), but is there probably a sensible way to  
> separate the list into different topics, like
> - technical questions
> - Revolution company related
> - (assumed) bugs
> - xTalk philosophy
> (there must be better categories)?
> But in any case, being fairly new to Revolution (Dreamcard) and  
> interested in external functions and commands, I would find more  
> structure and a separation really helpful.
>
> All the best
> Thomas
>
> --
> Thomas Fischer
> Salzburg
>
>> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
>> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com]Im Auftrag von Andre
>> Garzia
>> Gesendet: Montag, 28. November 2005 23:18
>> An: How to use Revolution
>> Betreff: Re: Following this List
>>
>>
>> Frank,
>>
>> move your subscription to digest mode, it's smaller! :-)
>>
>> cheers
>> andre
>> On Nov 28, 2005, at 7:29 PM, Frank R wrote:
>>
>>> I want to keep following this list.  But, my inbox is getting
>>> blasted pretty good.
>>>   Are there any other options for following this list, other than e-
>>> mail?  Is this
>>>   shadowed to a forum anywhere?     Thanks.
>>>
>>>   _________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> Dan Shafer <revdan at danshafer.com> wrote:
>>>   Jacque...
>>>
>>> Um, actually, foregroundcolor controls both text and border color.
>>> bordercolor only works on buttons and scrollbars according to the
>>> docs.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 28, 2005, at 1:01 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
>>>
>>>> R. Hillen wrote:
>>>>> Hello list,
>>>>> I wanted to make a green rect with a red edge, so I wrote
>>>>> create invisible graphic
>>>>> set the style of it to rectangle
>>>>> set the rect of it to 20,20,50,50
>>>>> set the foregroundcolor of it to 255,0,0 --RGB_Color
>>>>> set the backgroundcolor of it to 0,255,0 --RGB_Color
>>>>> set the linesize of it to 2
>>>>> show it
>>>>> I got a white rect with a red edge. Why?
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure, because the "foregroundcolor" controls the text
>>>> color, not the border. If this wasn't a typo, then set the
>>>> "bordercolor" instead.
>>>>
>>>> Also, do the opaque thing like others have suggested.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>>>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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