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petsho · 09-10-2005, 09:03 PM

Can someone explain to me why this interface is as good as, for example the Google Groups interface (after you select "view as tree" and "show title only")

I see there is a claim that using some kind of "option" I can view threads as trees and then even "hybrid" view as a combination of "tree" and "linear".

But I dont see anything to click on that looks like what this claim is.

Granted the Google Gorups ( ie old Usenet) GUI gets complicated when 20 or more people are replying to other people on the thread at times ranging over several days or weeks. Though usually the people replying are doing so within the same day before the thread replies go some where else... so the chronology of the conversation is usually not too difficult until replies get over fifty or so.

SO MY QUESTION I GUESS IS:
Does anyone know what is meant by the claim in the TF FAQ that there are options for viewing threads like trees or "hybrids of tree and linear"
All I see is one long linear list with a reply button at the very top of the list... I cant even see a way to reply to one specific person in this list on a thread.

petshowOT ("na man gonna jam?)

09-10-2005, 09:03 PM	#3619 (permalink)
petsho Upright	So is this title a new thread? "hybrid tree-linear view"??? Can someone explain to me why this interface is as good as, for example the Google Groups interface (after you select "view as tree" and "show title only") I see there is a claim that using some kind of "option" I can view threads as trees and then even "hybrid" view as a combination of "tree" and "linear". But I dont see anything to click on that looks like what this claim is. Granted the Google Gorups ( ie old Usenet) GUI gets complicated when 20 or more people are replying to other people on the thread at times ranging over several days or weeks. Though usually the people replying are doing so within the same day before the thread replies go some where else... so the chronology of the conversation is usually not too difficult until replies get over fifty or so. SO MY QUESTION I GUESS IS: Does anyone know what is meant by the claim in the TF FAQ that there are options for viewing threads like trees or "hybrids of tree and linear" All I see is one long linear list with a reply button at the very top of the list... I cant even see a way to reply to one specific person in this list on a thread. petshowOT ("na man gonna jam?)