Re: [Pan-users] Readability suggestion. Feature request.

[DevilKin]

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On Tuesday 03 June 2003 11:02, Maurizio Colucci wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> Please take a time and compare the readability of current pan with
> Agent.  Suppose I want to find the reply of John to my message:
>
> Pan:
>
>
> Hello! How are you! This is the title.                   me
>    Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.            jack
>       Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.         frank
>    Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.            frank
>       Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.         john
>       Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.         me
>          Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.      jack
>             Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.   jack
>             Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.   jack
>          Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.      frank   <<< that's
> it Re: Hello! How are you! This is the title.            john
>
>
>
> Agent:
>
> Hello! How are you! This is the title.                   me
>    jack
>       frank
>    frank
>       john
>       me
>          jack
>             jack
>             jack
>          frank   <<< that's it
>    john
>
>
> Of course Agent is better.
>
> The problem in Pan is that the topic rarely changes, nevertheless it
> is given a big importance (by means of indentation), whereas the
> author is more important, but it is given minor importance by means of
> no indentation.
>
> Second, redundant info is annoying. The topic of replies is totally
> irrelevant, and can be seen inside the message when it (rarely)
> changes.

Hmm. I happen to agree on this one - the way Agent does it has it advantages. 
We could ofcourse make a mix: take the way agent does it, and only if the 
topic changes show the topic again?

Jan
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