?Subj: Testing TgM subject field?
Greetings All!

Well, did it work?

Regards,
Martin

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Hello Martin!

** On Monday 07.09.20 - 15:21, Martin Foster wrote to All:

?Subj: Testing TgM subject field?
Greetings All!

Well, did it work?

Nope.

I have noticed that when I try to type two dashes in a row,
that is, --, TgM would concatonate them into one long dash
symbol. Maybe that is what's happening. HOWEVER, I learned
that I could get two separate dashes if I do one backspace and
type the 2nd dash.





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Hi, Martin!

07 ᥭ 20 15:21, Martin Foster -> All:

?Subj: Testing TgM subject field?
Greetings All!

Well, did it work?

Not. You put one long hyphen instead two short. It's known disservice of Telegramm applications. You should hit backspace onece end you got the two short hyphen or type "- -" and then delte space. :(

I'm already pondering how to get around this without losing the appearance of messages. For example, at first I used "%%%" for this and it looked horrible.

Have nice nights.
Stas Mishchenkov.

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Hi, August!

07 ᥭ 20 08:54, August Abolins -> Martin Foster:

I have noticed that when I try to type two dashes in a row,
that is, --, TgM would concatonate them into one long dash
symbol. Maybe that is what's happening. HOWEVER, I learned
that I could get two separate dashes if I do one backspace and
type the 2nd dash.

In my case, the cure was a single press of the backspace.

Have nice nights.
Stas Mishchenkov.

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On 07 Sep 2020, Martin Foster said the following...

?Subj: Testing TgM subject field?
Greetings All!

Well, did it work?

Regards,
Martin

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Nope. I noticed on Telegram Desktop that when I type in two hyphens it will replace those with an emdash. So I had to press ctrl-z to have it put them back.

Jay

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Hello Stas!

** On Monday 07.09.20 - 16:14, Stas Mishchenkov wrote to Martin Foster:

Well, did it work?

Not. You put one long hyphen instead two short. It's known disservice of Telegramm applications. You should hit backspace onece end you got the
two short hyphen or type "- -" and then delte space. :(

I'm already pondering how to get around this without losing the
appearance of messages. For example, at first I used "%%%" for this and
it looked horrible.

If TgM changes the "--" to an em dash, why not try something
else like // or \\ or .. or == or that won't change to
anything else, *and* that doesn't require a shift-key.

The %%% not only looks too busy, it requires a shift-key, at
least on a US-keyboard it does.

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Hello Stas!

** On Monday 07.09.20 - 16:22, Stas Mishchenkov wrote to August Abolins:

..HOWEVER, I learned that I could get two separate dashes
if I do one backspace and type the 2nd dash.

In my case, the cure was a single press of the backspace.

I stand corrected! The single BkSp was all that is needed.

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Hi, August!

07 ᥭ 20 16:48, August Abolins -> Stas Mishchenkov:

If TgM changes the "--" to an em dash, why not try something
else like // or \\ or .. or == or that won't change to
anything else, *and* that doesn't require a shift-key.

I'm thinking about "==" or jast leaving as is. ;)

The %%% not only looks too busy, it requires a shift-key, at
least on a US-keyboard it does.

Firstly it's ugly.

Have nice nights.
Stas Mishchenkov.

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Hi, August!

07 ᥭ 20 16:50, August Abolins -> Stas Mishchenkov:

..HOWEVER, I learned that I could get two separate dashes
if I do one backspace and type the 2nd dash.

In my case, the cure was a single press of the backspace.

I stand corrected! The single BkSp was all that is needed.

It is so complex fore dumb users. :(

Have nice nights.
Stas Mishchenkov.

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Hello Stas!

** On Tuesday 08.09.20 - 00:49, Stas Mishchenkov wrote to August Abolins:

I'm thinking about "==" or jast leaving as is. ;)

*If* you are undecided, I vote for // or \\ or .. since they
wouldn't require a BkSp or Ctl-Z <g>

They are nice and close around the Enter key.

The -- is w-a-y up far away and high on the top row on my
laptop. But even accessing any symbols would be different from
device to device.

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On 09-07-20 09:11, Jay Harris wrote to Re: Martin Foster <=-

Nope. I noticed on Telegram Desktop that when I type in two hyphens it will replace those with an emdash. So I had to press ctrl-z to have it put them back.

Doesn't seem to be an issue for mobile users. Looks like Telegram is best suited to mobile use, which complements existing FTN well. :)


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Hello August!

*** Monday 07.09.20 at 08:54, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

?Subj: Testing TgM subject field?
Greetings All!

Well, did it work?

Nope.

I did two further "--Subj:" test shots after that one, neither of which appear to have made it into the echo ??

Regards,
Martin

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On 08/09/2020 6:20 a.m., Martin Foster : August Abolins wrote:

?Subj: Testing TgM subject field?
Greetings All!

Well, did it work?

Nope.

I did two further "--Subj:" test shots after that one, neither of which appear to have made it into the echo ??

The "--Subj: text here--" feature seems to broken at the moment. :(


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On 08/09/2020 12:47 a.m., Tony Langdon : Jay Harris wrote:

Looks like Telegram is best suited to mobile use,
which complements existing FTN well.

I use the portable Windows DT version on a USB stick and access TgM from a couple of different laptops at two different locations. So, even without a phone handy, the portable version can be used from any available PC - as long as
it has Win7 minimum.

Would be interesting to hear from anyone inclined to use the linux/mac/macOS/iPad DT versions.


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On 09-08-20 18:27, August Abolins wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

I use the portable Windows DT version on a USB stick and access TgM
from a couple of different laptops at two different locations. So,
even without a phone handy, the portable version can be used from any available PC - as long as
it has Win7 minimum.

That's one way to do it, though I dont tend to access random PCs as much as I used to, so that's not likely to be my favoured option for a while. The Android version is working well for me, as well as on the PC (installed).

Would be interesting to hear from anyone inclined to use the linux/mac/macOS/iPad DT versions.

I could try the Linux version at some time. :)


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Hello August!

*** Tuesday 08.09.20 at 18:15, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

?Subj: Testing TgM subject field?
Greetings All!

Well, did it work?

Nope.

I did two further "--Subj:" test shots after that one, neither of which
appear to have made it into the echo ??

The "--Subj: text here--" feature seems to broken at the moment. :(

OK, thanks for the heads-up.

Regards,
Martin

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Hi, August!

08 ᥭ 20 18:27, August Abolins -> Tony Langdon:

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Āboliņš

I see somthing als... ;)

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Have nice nights.
Stas Mishchenkov.

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Hello Tony!

*** Wednesday 09.09.20 at 14:16, Tony Langdon wrote to August Abolins:

[snip]

Would be interesting to hear from anyone inclined to use the
linux/mac/macOS/iPad DT versions.

I could try the Linux version at some time. :)

Yeah, me too but don't hold your breath :)

Regards,
Martin

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Hello Stas!

** On Wednesday 09.09.20 - 12:22, Stas Mishchenkov wrote to August Abolins:

@CHRS: UTF-8 4

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Āboliņš

I see somthing als... ;)

Now I know where the limits are. No problem.

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Hello Tony!

** On Wednesday 09.09.20 - 14:16, Tony Langdon wrote to August Abolins:

I use the portable Windows DT version on a USB stick and
access TgM from a couple of different laptops at two
different locations.

That's one way to do it, though I dont tend to access
random PCs as much as I used to, so that's not likely to
be my favoured option for a while.

I'm just exploring the possibilties for now. I see
application for others in the way I do it: portable TgM on a
keychain could be handy - even when the battery on your phone
goes dead.

The Android version is working well for me, as well as on
the PC (installed).

Good to hear that. The TgM UI is very well designed with
appearance and function taken into consideration.



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Answering a msg from Stas Mishchenkov:

Hi, August!

08 ᥭ 20 18:27, August Abolins -> Tony Langdon:

@CHRS: UTF-8 4

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I see somthing als... ;)

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Have nice nights.
Stas Mishchenkov.

Heheh! Latvian chars (via UTF-8) do not compute in CP866. :D


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On 09-09-20 11:43, Martin Foster wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

I could try the Linux version at some time. :)

Yeah, me too but don't hold your breath :)

Yeah Likewise. I would have to run it over a remote X session currently.


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On 09-09-20 09:21, August Abolins wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

I'm just exploring the possibilties for now. I see
application for others in the way I do it: portable TgM on a
keychain could be handy - even when the battery on your phone
goes dead.

Yeah, it gives another option. Back when I was studying, that would have been a great option - I once had a portable Google Drive client, that I kept on a USB stick, which I could use to keep my assignments both backed up and synced with my home PCs. Worked really well.

The Android version is working well for me, as well as on
the PC (installed).

Good to hear that. The TgM UI is very well designed with
appearance and function taken into consideration.

Yes, it's not perfect, but certainly falls into the category of "good enough". :)


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Hello Tony!

*** Thursday 10.09.20 at 16:06, Tony Langdon wrote to Martin Foster:

I could try the Linux version at some time. :)

Yeah, me too but don't hold your breath :)

Yeah Likewise. I would have to run it over a remote X session currently.

I have Linux installed in a VM which I only use for one particular purpose these days. It would be a case of installing Telegram the next time I fire
up the VM, whenever that's going to be.

Regards,
Martin

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Hello, Tony Langdon.
On 9/10/20 4:12 PM you wrote:

Good to hear that. The TgM UI is very well designed with
appearance and function taken into consideration.

Yes, it's not perfect, but certainly falls into the category of
"good enough". :)

It does seem that way. On the Telegram side. I have noticed for example, that first thing in the day it is a bit more complicated going through unread messages for me, but that could possibly just be me not being used to Telegram itself.

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On 09-10-20 09:45, Martin Foster wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

I have Linux installed in a VM which I only use for one particular
purpose these days. It would be a case of installing Telegram the next time I fire up the VM, whenever that's going to be.

Nice and easy. :)


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On 09-10-20 06:23, Charles Pierson wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

It does seem that way. On the Telegram side. I have noticed for
example, that first thing in the day it is a bit more complicated going through unread messages for me, but that could possibly just be me not being used to Telegram itself.

That's probably a personal thing. I've always got the luxury of the BBS nearby for the "heavy lifting".


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