[DeTomaso] Le Mans Classic trip - shortened???

Tue Jul 20 12:15:27 EDT 2010

I would think that the list software could be modified, but that would be 
someone else's thing.

Until (if) a fix is made, there are a few things that we can do.

1.   Keep line length short by manually pressing the "return" key.
2.   If composing in a word processing program and then doing a copy and paste
       to this list,  reduce the page width (change the right margin) in the word
       processing program, or create a column in the word processing program.
3.   If you have written something in your word processing program that you later
       decide to post to this list, open a new document (in your word processing 
       program), reduce the page width by moving the right margin, then copy 
       and paste your text to this new document.  Then copy and paste from 
       that new doc to this list.  Editing becomes normal.

I know it's a pain, but it's what we have for now.

John

On Jul 20, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Charles McCall wrote:

> OK, I think I understand the problem. 
> 
> Can it be fixed from the list software point of view? Manually putting a
> carriage return would work, but that's a pain if you want to edit something
> you've written earlier. It's also such an unnatural thing in the era of word
> processors that I'd never remember to do it... 
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: John Buckman [mailto:jb841 at cox.net] 
> Enviado el: martes, 20 de julio de 2010 17:08
> Para: Charles McCall
> CC: 'Asa Jay Laughton'; detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Le Mans Classic trip - shortened???
> 
> Charlie,
> 
> When a post is viewed in the archives, the list software only displays about
> 1/3 of the
> archived page's width.  The rest of the page width can be viewed by using
> the scroll
> bar at the bottom of the page.  This means that you have to continually
> scroll left and
> right to read the entire line and subsequent lines.
> 
> Find your post in the archives and you will see what I mean.
> 
> The key is to keep your line lengths short when typing.
> 
> If you receive the list's posts via email, then there isn't a problem.
> 
> You can also cut and paste a post from the archives to a word processing
> program,
> and  then it's ok.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 19, 2010, at 11:01 PM, Charles McCall wrote:
> 
>> Ah, is there something I can do to fix that or is that a function of the
>> list software? 
>> 
>> Laurie, if you see it as one big, long line then I thought that
> Conventional
>> Wisdom said that there were settings in your e-mail program that would
> make
>> it all better?
>> 
>> Charles McCall
>> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
>> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
>> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
>> 
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
>> nombre de Asa Jay Laughton
>> Enviado el: martes, 20 de julio de 2010 5:26
>> Para: John Buckman
>> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Le Mans Classic trip - shortened???
>> 
>> Oh yea... there -is- that.  I agree, that sucks.
>> 
>> Asa Jay
>> 
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> &  Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>> ******************************
>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/19/2010 20:13, John Buckman wrote:
>>> I think what Larry is referring to is that you can't read the post in the
>> POCA archives
>>> without constantly scrolling left and right because each line of text is
>> longer
>>> than ~100 characters.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jul 19, 2010, at 7:03 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Charlie's original dissertation came out just fine in my mail client.  I
>>>> found it very easy, and very enjoyable to read.  I don't understand what
>>>> others are complaining about.
>>>> 
>>>> Asa Jay
>>>> 
>>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>>> &   Shelley Marie
>>>> Spokane, WA
>>>> ******************************
>>>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>>>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 7/19/2010 18:30, pcncmotorsports at aol.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> All,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm going to try to get Charlie's novel to post to the forum in a more
>> readable form.
>>>>> Won't know until I see it. Wish me luck.
>>>>> 
>>>>> It surely can't be any worse??
>>>>> 
>>>>> ;-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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