<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>I have difficulty following the threads of messages in these digests. I could with this were just a Forum where it is very clear who is saying what and what the responses are. Also the chronology of the responses is difficult to track. </div><div><br></div><div>For example: this is the first thing that confronts me when I open the Discuss Digest. Then as i scroll down i see (i think) the original message and all the responses. I see responses, to responses, to responses. </div><div><br></div><div>•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••</div><div><br></div><div>On Oct 6, 2009, at 10:13:35, <a href="mailto:discuss-request@lists.flossmanuals.net">discuss-request@lists.flossmanuals.net</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Send Discuss mailing list submissions to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>http://lists.flossmanuals.net/listinfo.cgi/discuss-flossmanuals.net<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>discuss-request@lists.flossmanuals.net<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>discuss-owner@lists.flossmanuals.net<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..."<br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. fm to sf (adam hyde)<br> 2. android (adam hyde)<br> 3. osx anyone? (adam hyde)<br> 4. Re: osx anyone? (Steve Lizardi)<br> 5. Re: osx anyone? (adam hyde)<br> 6. Re: osx anyone? (quills@airmail.net)<br></blockquote><br><div><br></div><div>••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••</div><div><br></div><div><div>Now if i click the reply link i sometimes get a blank form with no subject line. Usually when i reply to an E-mail I see the original subject and then in parenthesis i add the specifics of my reply. Some repliers don't do this and as a result there fill up in the inbox identical "RE: subject" With this E-mail based system, there is no continuity or clear-cut beginning-end point. </div><div><br></div><div>Now if this were a forum, I could be in the default Threaded View and Reply to the main subject topic. Or I could go to a Flat View and find total text of each main topic reply entry, and then reply specifically to a commenter. </div><div><br></div><div>Forums (at least some of them) permit selectively determining whether the latest or the earliest entries will come up first. With a forum that has gone on over the years this is important so you don't have to go through multiple pages to find the latest post. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> NOTE: The following came up when i replied (obviously I didn't, though i could, delete it; many other posters didn't do it either. I currently have an E-mail Mailbox with <a href="mailto:discuss-request@flossmanuals.net">discuss-request@flossmanuals.net</a> dated from September 11, 2008 to the present. Wouldn't it be nice if we just had a single forum to go to where the various topics and replies were there just <b>once</b>. </div><div><br></div><div>Oh yes: I almost forgot--I will get a bounce E-mail and a follow up that it was received (lost track). Forums permit you to check a Tracking box so that any new reply results in an E-mail so I can look at the forum. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Oct 6, 2009, at 10:13:35, <a href="mailto:discuss-request@lists.flossmanuals.net">discuss-request@lists.flossmanuals.net</a> wrote:</div></div></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Send Discuss mailing list submissions to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="mailto:discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>http://lists.flossmanuals.net/listinfo.cgi/discuss-flossmanuals.net<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>discuss-request@lists.flossmanuals.net<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>discuss-owner@lists.flossmanuals.net<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..."<br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. fm to sf (adam hyde)<br> 2. android (adam hyde)<br> 3. osx anyone? (adam hyde)<br> 4. Re: osx anyone? (Steve Lizardi)<br> 5. Re: osx anyone? (adam hyde)<br> 6. Re: osx anyone? (quills@airmail.net)<br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">adam hyde <adam@flossmanuals.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 6, 2009 1:53:11 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">floss <discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[FM Discuss] fm to sf</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><br><br>hi,<br><br>Just to say, Douglas and I will be off to San Francisco in 10 days to<br>meet with the Archive people. Archive.org are paying for our hotel and<br>flights to get there to talk about booki. Aco was invited by them too<br>but sadly cant make it due to work and visa issues.<br><br>There will be more info soon...<br><br>adam<br><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Adam Hyde<br>Founder FLOSS Manuals<br>German mobile : + 49 15 2230 54563<br>Email : adam@flossmanuals.net<br>irc: irc.freenode.net #flossmanuals<br><br>"Free manuals for free software"<br>http://www.flossmanuals.net/about<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">adam hyde <adam@flossmanuals.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 6, 2009 6:14:21 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[FM Discuss] android</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><br><br>hey<br><br>Rob Myers tested the FM test epubs on hos Android phone and they work<br>perfect...some images here:<br>http://en.flossmanuals.net/about<br><br>anyone able to test on an iphone/ipod touch ereader?<br><br>adam<br><br><br>-- <br>Adam Hyde<br>Founder FLOSS Manuals<br>German mobile : + 49 15 2230 54563<br>Email : adam@flossmanuals.net<br>irc: irc.freenode.net #flossmanuals<br><br>"Free manuals for free software"<br>http://www.flossmanuals.net/about<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">adam hyde <adam@flossmanuals.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 6, 2009 6:18:53 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">floss <discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[FM Discuss] osx anyone?</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><br><br>hi<br><br>is there anyone that can test a FM epub on osx for me?<br><br>adam<br><br><br>-- <br>Adam Hyde<br>Founder FLOSS Manuals<br>German mobile : + 49 15 2230 54563<br>Email : adam@flossmanuals.net<br>irc: irc.freenode.net #flossmanuals<br><br>"Free manuals for free software"<br>http://www.flossmanuals.net/about<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Steve Lizardi <srgdc@mac.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 6, 2009 6:20:06 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Re: [FM Discuss] osx anyone?</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><br><br>I can just let me know what you want me to do.<br><br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>____________<br>Steve Lizardi, ACM, AITP<br>PO BOX 18543<br>Washington, DC 20036<br>202-361-9357 Cell<br>866-484-9096 Fax<br>srgdc@mac.com e-mail<br>www.stevelizardi.com Website<br><br><br><br>On Oct 6, 2009, at 9:18 AM, adam hyde wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">hi<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">is there anyone that can test a FM epub on osx for me?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">adam<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-- <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Adam Hyde<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Founder FLOSS Manuals<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">German mobile : + 49 15 2230 54563<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Email : adam@flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">irc: irc.freenode.net #flossmanuals<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">"Free manuals for free software"<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">http://www.flossmanuals.net/about<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Discuss mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">http://lists.flossmanuals.net/listinfo.cgi/discuss-flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote><br><br><br><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">adam hyde <adam@flossmanuals.net><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 6, 2009 6:22:49 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Re: [FM Discuss] osx anyone?</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><br><br>cheers...sending u the epub and info offlist<br><br>adam<br><br><br>On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 09:20 -0400, Steve Lizardi wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">I can just let me know what you want me to do.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Best Regards,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">____________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Steve Lizardi, ACM, AITP<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">PO BOX 18543<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Washington, DC 20036<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">202-361-9357 Cell<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">866-484-9096 Fax<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">srgdc@mac.com e-mail<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">www.stevelizardi.com Website<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 6, 2009, at 9:18 AM, adam hyde wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">hi<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">is there anyone that can test a FM epub on osx for me?<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">adam<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">-- <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Adam Hyde<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Founder FLOSS Manuals<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">German mobile : + 49 15 2230 54563<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Email : adam@flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">irc: irc.freenode.net #flossmanuals<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">"Free manuals for free software"<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">http://www.flossmanuals.net/about<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Discuss mailing list<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">http://lists.flossmanuals.net/listinfo.cgi/discuss-flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Discuss mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">http://lists.flossmanuals.net/listinfo.cgi/discuss-flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote>-- <br>Adam Hyde<br>Founder FLOSS Manuals<br>German mobile : + 49 15 2230 54563<br>Email : adam@flossmanuals.net<br>irc: irc.freenode.net #flossmanuals<br><br>"Free manuals for free software"<br>http://www.flossmanuals.net/about<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">quills@airmail.net<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 6, 2009 9:30:15 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Re: [FM Discuss] osx anyone?</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br></span></div><br><br>adam hyde wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">hi<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">is there anyone that can test a FM epub on osx for me?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">adam<br></blockquote>Yes, I can.<br><br>Scott<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Discuss mailing list<br>Discuss@lists.flossmanuals.net<br>http://lists.flossmanuals.net/listinfo.cgi/discuss-flossmanuals.net<br></blockquote></div><br><div><br></div><div>Hope nobody else is confused besides me:).</div><div><br></div><div>Regards:</div></body></html>