Am I the only one suffering from "scroll to the right forever"? Granted, I have to run a very old version of Netscape(2.2), but this has gotten worse and worse lately. I tried upgrading to 4.8??(3 hr 27min download), but my hard drive NEVER stops working when I try using it. "I know, not enough mem". So, is it the settings on others software that cause me to scroll or is it my software? I only ask because it has gotten worse and no one else has mentioned it. Thanks. James *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 9:00 AM -0800 11/2/99, James Lofton wrote: >Am I the only one suffering from "scroll to the right forever"? > >Granted, I have to run a very old version of Netscape(2.2), but this has >gotten worse and worse lately. I tried upgrading to 4.8??(3 hr 27min >download), but my hard drive NEVER stops working when I try using it. "I >know, not enough mem". > >So, is it the settings on others software that cause me to scroll or is >it my software? > >I only ask because it has gotten worse and no one else has mentioned it. > >Thanks. > >James Is it safe to assume that, since you're low on ram and you're using an old browswer that the bulk of your online time is spent with e-mail? If so, I would suggest (recommend?) that you switch to a dedicated e-mail application, rather than using netscapes mail program. You'll find the whole process (from uploading your mail to composing, to sending) faster and more user-friendly... plus you eliminate that annoying no line break crap that only ever seems to happen in browser email software. So... that said, my personal recommendation for email dedicated software is Eudora Lite and you can d'l it free, here: http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10063-100-894213.html?tag=st.dl.10063_106_1 .lst.titledetail ps: oh.. and it's a much smaller app than Netscape, so it will download much faster for ya. :) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
kaon wrote: > > Is it safe to assume that, since you're low on ram and you're using an old > browswer that the bulk of your online time is spent with e-mail? If so, I > would suggest (recommend?) that you switch to a dedicated e-mail > application, rather than using netscapes mail program. You'll find the > whole process (from uploading your mail to composing, to sending) faster > and more user-friendly... plus you eliminate that annoying no line break > crap that only ever seems to happen in browser email software. So... that > said, my personal recommendation for email dedicated software is Eudora > Lite and you can d'l it free, here: > > http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10063-100-894213.html?tag=st.dl.10063_106_1 > .lst.titledetail > > ps: oh.. and it's a much smaller app than Netscape, so it will download > much faster for ya. :) No, I really spend very little time with e-mail. Infact I pay for my service(time)so spend little time on line except to look up information. While I'm online and just before I hang up, I hit the "get mail" icon. Sending answers only take 5-10 secs, so that's no problem. I'll upgrade one of these days and have the latest "again" for a few moments. :-) I'm only on the internet to see if I like it anyway(taking me longer to decide than I figured). Thanks for all the tips, suggestions, and all, both direct and on list. James, been lost sence giving up GW Basic *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
It's caused because your software isn't recognizing the "line feed" characters embedded in email messages. You may want to try one of the freeware/shareware dedicated email packages that are widely available. Both of the "BIG TWO" browsers are notorious resource pigs and if your primary usage is email you'll likely be fine using a dedicated email program. Eudora is probably one of the most widely used "free" email packages - and I'd put money (my $.02 <g>) on it that it takes care of your line feed problem also. (If I'm wrong you're more than welcome to come up here to Juneau to collect - I'll even take you out for a paddle) Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska > -----Original Message----- > From: James Lofton [mailto:n5yyx_at_etsc.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 8:01 AM > To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: [Paddlewise] software problem..? > > > Am I the only one suffering from "scroll to the right forever"? > > Granted, I have to run a very old version of Netscape(2.2), > but this has > gotten worse and worse lately. I tried upgrading to 4.8??(3 hr 27min > download), but my hard drive NEVER stops working when I try > using it. "I > know, not enough mem". > > So, is it the settings on others software that cause me to > scroll or is > it my software? > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
James Lofton wrote: > Am I the only one suffering from "scroll to the right forever"? > > Granted, I have to run a very old version of Netscape(2.2), but this has > gotten worse and worse lately. I tried upgrading to 4.8??(3 hr 27min > download), but my hard drive NEVER stops working when I try using it. "I > know, not enough mem". > > So, is it the settings on others software that cause me to scroll or is > it my software? > I am running Netscape 4.5, and fixed this problem by adjusting a preferences setting. Go to Preferences>Messages>Message Wrapping>and check "Wrap to window width". This is the path to follow in 4.5, and though I know this preference setting exists for older versions, I am not sure if you can access it the same way. I would just try looking for verbage that sounds familiar in your preferences settings - it might be called "wrap long lines". Good luck!! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:14 PM 11/2/99 -0800, Catherine Veraghen wrote: >James Lofton wrote: > >> Am I the only one suffering from "scroll to the right forever"? >> >> Granted, I have to run a very old version of Netscape(2.2), but this has >> gotten worse and worse lately. I tried upgrading to 4.8??(3 hr 27min >> download), but my hard drive NEVER stops working when I try using it. "I >> know, not enough mem". Other people have mentioned changing the line wrapping attributes but I would also high recommend upgrading Netscape 2.2 to version 3.01. That version is pretty stable and the difference in resource requirements are not nearly as great as the upgrade from 3.x for 4.x. Version 2.2 has limited javascript support, while 3.01 is much more complete. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
James Lofton wrote: > > Am I the only one suffering from "scroll to the right forever"? > In most older versions of Netscape you can click on View, then check Wrap Long Lines. Some versions, you have to do this each time that you start the program and it lasts for that session only. john *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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