Re: [Pan-users] Re: Bug in Headers pane?

[Ron Johnson]

On 04/04/2011 04:38 PM, walt wrote:
> On 04/03/2011 11:38 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > When I go into a group, highlight some articles and then start
> > downloading them, the unread articles' font "converts" from Bold to
> > Regular style as each article is downloaded.
> >
> > However, if I go to a different group and then come back (or exit Pan
> > and restart) then the articles' font no longer "converts from Bold to
> > Regular style as each article is downloaded, and the articles that
> > were downloaded while I was in a different group are still Bold.
>
> There is a long-standing bug with articles being incorrectly marked
> read or unread, but I've never been able to reproduce it with enough
> regularity to track it down.
>
> If you can reproduce it 100%, please write down the algorithm and post
> it here so we can finally get it fixed.

Exactly what I specified in the OP work *every* time.

Also, a bug that I've know about for some time is that Marked Read 
status don't get flushed to disk until you change groups or politely 
exit.  The power flickered this morning and when I went back into pan, 
all the articles that I had marked as read were now unread.

> I've long suspected that the problem occurs when using multiple servers,
> but that's just my gut feeling. Wish I could prove it.

Nope.  Just one.  Happened when I only used my ISPs news server and 
happens when I use a only use a premium server.

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