Subj : adhoc origin line feature
To   : August Abolins
From : Martin Foster
Date : Tue Jan 18 2022 10:52:00

Hello August!

*** Monday 17.01.22 at 10:19, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

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 AA> I'm still trying to wrap my head over the adhoc Origin line
 AA> feature in OXP.  Dunno what to do with it.  I thought it would
 AA> be better if it could access an associated text file and paste
 AA> things akin to a tagline in there, or drop something
 AA> preconfigured in a random way.  But as it sits right now, its
 AA> usefulness seems wanting.

Hmmmmm, I find it quite useful and it's quick and easy to use.

 AA> It is critical to know in advance how many chars the line can
 AA> support including the space occupied by the node number.

Yes, it is.

 AA> And.. the adhoc one is replaced one with the static one if
 AA> there is a need to re-edit the message body before sending it.

Yes, that's correct.

 AA> What is the designer's/programmer's idea behind the function?

A basic simple way of changing the pre-defined origin for the current  
message. However, there's plenty of scope for improvement in future  
releases.

 AA> How is anyone else using it?

Ummmmmmmm :)

Regards,
Martin

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