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Mac Forum / Applications / Eudora / May 2006Reply puzzle
Using OS 10.4.6 Eudora 6.2.3. Whenever I reply to a message, the original message is highlighted. So, I have to click somewhere to get rid of that. I emailed tech support and got back an answer that said to click to get rid of that. I tried uninstalling Eudora, everything in Documents/Eudora and all the stuff in various libraries and then, re-installed. Same problem. Do any other MAC users have this problem? And if so, is there a solution?? Bea/NJ > Using OS 10.4.6 Eudora 6.2.3. Whenever I reply to a message, the > original message is highlighted. So, I have to click somewhere to get [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bea/NJ I believe I looked for a solution to this annoyance and the best that anyone could come up with was to get used to pressing "left arrow", "enter" and "up arrow" each time you reply with a quote. Not very satisfying, but at least you know your Eudora is behaving exactly as it should! ;-) Norbert Thanks. At least I know it is not me! Bea/NJ > Using OS 10.4.6 Eudora 6.2.3. Whenever I reply to a message, the > original message is highlighted. Yes, that's by design. It's how Eudora has always worked. (I usually just hit the up-arrow key to deselect everything and then start composing the reply.) I'm not sure what the idea behind this is. Possibly as an indicator that you really should edit the quoted material, not simply quote everything and place a reply above or below it. [...] > Do any other MAC users "Mac", as it's short for "Macintosh". "MAC" is something else. > have this problem? Well yes, but most of us don't consider it a problem. > And if so, is there a solution?? To not consider it a problem? ;)  SignatureSander Tekelenburg, <http://www.euronet.nl/~tekelenb/> Mac user: "Macs only have 40 viruses, tops!" PC user: "SEE! Not even the virus writers support Macs!" > > And if so, is there a solution?? > > To not consider it a problem? ;) I agree with you. Sounds to me the original poster spent a hundred times more time trying to find a 'solution' than to click in the highlighted material at the point where you want to start writing (or simply to start typing if you don't want any of the person's letter in your response.) I suspect it's also a subtle attempt by Eudora to educate people about the sins of top-posting as well. You actually have to *do* something to top-post! Rifty SignatureAcademic and Computing Help http://rifty.net That poster was me. I thought it was a simple fix in Preferences but it wasn't. WIN users don't have this behavior in reply. How come? Anyway, you are all correct in that the workaround is easy. Most of my email comes with top replies...... Bea/NJ > That poster was me. Hi Bea! > I thought it was a simple fix in Preferences but it > wasn't. WIN users don't have this behavior in reply. How come? I think the answer to that is inherent in your reply. Eudora doesn't expect WIN users to know better! :) >Anyway, > you are all correct in that the workaround is easy. Most of my email > comes with top replies...... And most of them are composed on Microsoft based software that has always regarded people as incapable of editing a reply, so promoted the practice! Self-fulfilling prophecies, basically. Cheers, Rifty SignatureAcademic and Computing Help http://rifty.net Oh, thanks. I needed a good laugh :) Bea |
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