Subj : assessing echo life
To   : August Abolins
From : mark lewis
Date : Fri Apr 26 2019 03:11 pm


 On 2019 Apr 26 20:43:58, you wrote to me:

 AA>>> https://kolico.ca/fidonet/echos/future4fido

 ml>> something is wrong with this chart... the header at the top of the
 ml>> group listing of areas shows "Latest" which is the newest or more
 ml>> recent post that has arrived... for the southeast star you show
 ml>> oldest which is not right... i'm also using the original default web
 ml>> scheme for sbbs which may make a difference...

 AA> I should add a few clarifications to the chart. Thanks!

ok...

 AA> The "Sorted First by" means the ECHO sort order.
 AA> When we open a Sub-board/Echo at SouthEast Star, the first message we see
 AA> is the oldest.

i think that's because it is using the last read for that account... if you are 

not logged in, you see the beginning since the guest account effectivly hasn't 
read anything... in any case, you can click on the date field header and 
reverse the sorting so you see the latest and then read backwards... :ugh:

 ml>> also, your square dog graphic is covering some of the text...

 ml>> http://sestar.synchro.net/temp/20190426-kolico-ca-fidonet-echo-activi
 ml>> ty-tool-01.jpg

 AA> Thanks for letting me know!  I did not have a Mac/Linux machine to play
 AA> with.  I'll get the graphic right over the edge.  Believe me, I *did* try.

shouldn't need one of those depending on how you are doing it ;)

 AA> I started building the chart in Excel, and exported to html. Re-edits
 AA> were in Word.  Fairly quick and easy  ..and lazy, I know!  :(  The
 AA> process adds a lot of filler code, for sure.

i used to use html generators a long time ago... i always went back into the 
generated code and cleaned it up... especially when changing fonts and the 
generator doesn't remove the previous font declaration... it was, actually, how 

i learned html code... very much like i learned B.A.S.I.C. back in the day by 
modifying basic programs i downloaded :snicker:

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