Am 22.03.2013 08:37, schrieb A.L.E.C:
On 03/21/2013 09:59 PM, Michael Heydekamp wrote:
reply_mode=0 (inline quoting):
intro template [cursor position]
quoted text
signature
Cursor position is another thing and (correct me) currently we have
intro template
quoted text
[cursor position] signature
Yes, that's what we currently have.
and for me it's better.
Because...?
A typical inline quoting (at least how I've learned it in the mid-eighties in FidoNet and also later on in Usenet) doesn't place a full-reply below a full-quote, but it does look this way:
quote quote quote
reply reply reply
quote quote quote
reply reply reply
quote quote quote
reply reply reply [...]
That also means that paragraphs/lines the recipient doesn't need or want to reply to, shall be deleted.
And with this procedure (replying to and probably deleting parts of the quote) you want to start from the top of course, not from the bottom. That's why the cursor position below the intro template does make more sense to me.
But if there should be sound reasons to place the cursor below the quote in the case of inline quoting (currently I couldn't think of any), it could be made an option...? Preferably together with the selection of the quoting style (rather than having a separate option):
- Top posting
- Inline quoting (cursor below quote)
- Inline quoting (cursor above quote)
Or however "Top posting" and "Inline quoting" shall be phrased.
Cheers,
Michael Heydekamp Co-Admin freexp.de Düsseldorf/Germany