Re: [Pan-users] Feature requests

[Claus Paludan]

lør, 2003-02-22 kl. 01:53 skrev Torstein Sunde:

> > 2) it would be nice to be able to sort the entries in the task manager
> > by subject and newsgroup
> 
> Then it should also be considered if it's OK that the download order is
> altered.
> 

Yes - indeed, that was acutally what I intended (not very clearly
specified though ;) - I am used to be on the developer side of the
requirements, guess I'd better shape up as a requirement writer)

> > 3) autoremoval of completede tasks should be an option like for failed
> > tasks
> 
> Then it would also be necessary with a method for expiring old completed
> tasks, e.g. by showing only the N most recent ones and/or clearing the
> list of completed tasks when Pan is closed.

Well, personally I'd like to have the tasklist cleared when PAN is
closed. When it crashes now though it seems like it'll try to attempt to
restore tasks, but neither button will do that for me..

> 
> > [...]
> > Configuration:
> > 1) it should be an option of always adding the newsgroup name to the
> > download directory
> 
> You can:  Edit->Preferences->Download->Tasks, click "Help" next to "Save
> attachments in directory" for info.

Thank you - I rest my case in this regard - I'll take ten RTFM slaps!!
> 
> > 2) make it possible to enter a default Filter - as it is now one has
> > to change the filter for every newsgroup
> 
> If you define a custom filter and use that from the Filter menu, Pan
> will keep it when switching groups.  (Using custom filters requires
> Pan >= 0.13.0.92)
> 

Again thank you!! I'll proceed to custom filtering right away!!


> _______________________________________________
> Pan-users mailing list
> address@hidden
> http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users
-- 
Mvh
Claus Paludan