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Subject: Re: The FAQ?
From: Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
Date: Tue, Sep 29, 1998 08�47(H
Message-id: <3611012D.2E570F1B@swbell.net>
Supertimer writes ...
>
> Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
>
> > If you want to download the FAQs for viewing via Appleworks,
> >Coolwriter, etc. on your Apple II, or if you are using an ftp program
> >(like WS_ftp) to View files, you are likely to be better off with ...
> >
> >ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
> >http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
> >
> >Start with file Csa21FaqsMH.txt.
>
> What's wrong with using Netscape, IE, or even the AOL
> browser to view ground?
>
> I tried it. It works.
Yes; it works. However, there is a difference in the formatting of
the FAQs on Ground and on the two mirror sites.
The FAQs on the mirror sites include line-ender control characters
for each line. When viewed via Netscape or IE4, you get a display which
can be read easily with no need to use the horizontal scroll bar. If
downloaded and moved to Appleworks, the files look fine on an 80-col
display, too.
The downside of this format is that it defeats word processor
displays which incorporate word-wrap. You are stuck with 70+ chars per
line for viewing and printouts. Simply removing all CR's produces a
mess, even with a 'smart' CR remover which recognizes paragraphs--
diagrams and program listings need to retain their line-enders.
On Ground, the FAQs do not include line-ender characters for every
72 (or whatever) characters. This works fine everywhere except when
viewing on-line via Netscape, etc.. On Netscape, a paragraph shows up as
a single long line which must be scrolled horizontally. (If you know of
some way to make Netscape do word-wrapping of text viewed on-line, let
me know.)
Of course, if you access the Ground FAQs via an FTP program, then,
doing a View for a file automatically opens a window for NotePad or
WordPad or some other text viewer which will do word-wrapping and the
file looks great. The same is true if you download a FAQs file and view
it via WordPad on your PC or via Appleworks on your IIgs or via a text
viewer on a 40-col Apple. If you want to print out any FAQs files, the
ones on Ground are the way to go.
So, for on-line FAQs viewing via Netscape, etc. the recommendation
is ...
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/
ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/applegs/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
For FAQs viewing via an FTP client or for downloading, editing,
and/or printing out, the recommendation is ...
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
Rubywand