Re: [TCLUG:4406] Porting to Linux (Pine vs Eudora)

[brady <bradyh@bitstream.net>]

I haven't used Pine lately but to tell the truth I just can't use console apps much anymore.  Is it shallow to prefer form over substance?  Anyway Here's a list of my favorite things about eudora.  Maybe some of these things are also possible with Pine.  It all really comes down to preference:

1.  I can delete a message with a single click.  (Click...click...click...click...just deleted 4 messages without moving anything except my index finger.)

2.  I can grab 10 messages at once and drag them into a mailbox.

3.  I have a bad memory so it's good for me to be able to use buttons and menus.  Drop down menus can be thought of as aids for the memory deficient.  :-)

4.  I can easily cut and paste between a message I'm composing and another message or any other document.

5.  If I want to send a graphic or other file attachment (which is usually not very often) I can just drag it into the email window. 

-Brady
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>Second, and tihs is NOT a troll nor flamebait. Seriously, can anyone
>please tell me what Eudora can do that Pine can't? I really don't see how
>it's pull-down menus are that much of an advantage... 
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>-Yaron
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