[ExeterLUG] Fwd: [LUG] Exwick Ark Progress - and do you want to meet up in September in Exeter? Any projects people want to pursue in the area?

Grant Phillips-Sewell dcglug at phillips-sewell.co.uk
Thu Sep 4 21:21:59 UTC 2014


On 4 Sep 2014 07:08, "Rick Timmis" <rick.timmis at abazander.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:28:56 +0100, Grant Phillips-Sewell <
dcglug at phillips-sewell.co.uk> wrote:
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>> On 3 Sep 2014 11:25, "Rick.Timmis" <Rick.Timmis at abazander.com> wrote:
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>> > Hi Gordon
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>> > There seems to be no way to achieve that from this Samsung Android
device
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>> > It only offers top posting, and quoted text as an appendage.
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>> > :-(
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>> > Rick Timmis
>> > Abazander.com
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>> > Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug at drogon.net> wrote:
>> > On Tue, 2 Sep 2014, Rick.Timmis wrote:
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>> > Gordon says:
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>> > Sort your bloody quoting out.
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>> > For goodnes sake. You're supposed to know this. How hard is it to do
it
>> > the way its been done for the past 30 years?
>> >
>> > Gordon
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>> I don't have a problem with bottom posting on Android. Sure, it's more
effort as the default is top posting (and I do sometimes forget to do it) ,
but it's definitely do-able.
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>> Grant
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>> Et Voila! Now this is straight from my main email client.
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>> The problem I have with Android is
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>> a.) It's manual I can't set it to do this automagically
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>> b.) Quoted text is in block without > prefixing
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>> Are you saying that you do all of that manually ?
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>> Frankly, I don't have time for that
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>> Secondly, If I am to be publicly berated for failing to quote my replies
correctly, then I'd rather deploy my valuable time and resources elsewhere.
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>> Perhaps, there is an alternative email client on Android that you
recommend ?
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>> Good to see your post Grant, see you soon
>>
>> Rick

I'm using the default GMail app on the phone/tablet. After I've clicked the
reply button I click the 'Respond inline' button, scroll to the bottom of
the message and type away. Quoting is handled automatically.

Grant
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