Subj : Anything New?
To : August Abolins
From : Stas Mishchenkov
Date : Sat Oct 03 2020 11:03 am
Hi, August!
02 ��� 20 18:52, August Abolins -> Stas Mishchenkov:
AA>>> A suggestion for future consideration:
AA>>> With smartphone texting in mind, how about allowing for a
AA>>> shorter two-char version for -- Subj: when composing a
AA>>> message?
AA>>> --Subj: or --Sb: or --sb:
AA> I failed to include the lowercase --subj: version of the tag to the
AA> above list, for completeness.
It seems to me that using such abbreviations can lead to some false positives and a noticeable amount of user typing errors.
Abbreviating a word from four letters is already above the trditional Fido laziness. ;)
SM>> I will consider this proposal. It was originally designed
SM>> as a purely technical label. It seems to me that such a
SM>> simplification can lead to false positives of recognition.
AA> Just to clarify, I was only suggesting the use of the 2-char
AA> versions when *creating* or *writing* a message on the Telegram side.
AA> The full version of --Subj: on incoming messages is fine, and should
AA> probably remain unchained.
AA> WRT false positives, I can appreciate the problem you foresee. If
AA> there are alternatives to a header then it could be just as easy to
AA> mistype --Sb: as --sj: or --su: or something like that.
AA> Therefore, maybe consider a rule for the shorter form to be just the
AA> first 2 letters (since --To: and --to: are like that). That would be
AA> consistent and easier to remember.
AA> .: --Subj: or --subj: or --Su: or --su: ..might be better?
Perhaps it would be better to use some kind of edit macro or edit completion for this. I am sure that something similar is possible by the Telegram client, like GoldEd do.
