Re: [Pan-users] More info on the impending version of Pan

[Charles Kerr]

> > The new version works on gtk 2.4, but I *strongly* recommend gtk 2.8 
> > or newer because they are so much faster, particularly in the header 
> > pane.

> You mentioned later that it uses the Windows Registry now so evidently 
> you have Windows version planned.  Will this version allow Windows users 
> to use the newer versions of GTK going forward?

Yes, the April 1 (knock wood) release will include a Windows binary 
built for Jernej Simoncic's Windows GTK installer, which is GTK+ 2.8.9.

> >  * It now uses standard newsrc files to know what groups a server has.
> >  * It now uses standard newsgroups.dsc for group descriptions
> >  * It now uses standard nzb files for making a resumable task list.
> >  * There's now one file per group, not one per group per server.
> >  * Many preferences settings have gone away.
> >    (i.e., use Gnome or Windows registry to know what web browser to use)
> >  * The data files are human-readable and -editable.
> >    (It's never been easier to raise your connection limit past four! ;)

> Is there a feature to allow us to launch an attachment from directly 
> inside PAN?  For example a NZB attachment directly into the PAN NZB 
> manager, open a multimedia file.. etc?

You can use File|Import Tasks... from inside Pan to add nzb files to the 
Task Manager.

cheers,
Charles