From:	Jason Dagit <thedagit AT mail DOT coos DOT or DOT us>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Differences between DJGPP and Cygnus-Win32
Date:	Sun, 01 Mar 1998 22:51:56 -0800
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John M. Aldrich wrote:
> Jason Dagit wrote:
[snipped stuff about encoding]
> I'm not entirely certain why this happens sometimes and not others,
> because I have no problem with C files as text attachments in Netscape
> Navigator 3.04 Gold.  Perhaps there is a difference in the way
> Communicator 4.04 handles such things.  (I can tell what browser you use
> from your message headers.)
>

I think I know what the problem was.  I actualy did try cutting and
pasting, but it wouldn't work.  The problem was Netscape was trying to
edit the posting as if it were HTML, even though it sent plain text. 
For some reason, it didn't support pasteing and did that funny
encoding.  But, I changed that setting and now I respond to emails and
newsgroups with plain text always, problem fixed.  I can cut and paste
to.  I don't like sending HTML anyways...

> AFAIK, this is one of the possible problems with using beta software,
> such as Cygnus-Win32.  It is neither as complete nor as rigorously
> tested as the current version of DJGPP.  I don't know any of the details
> of Cygnus, so I can't help you with specifics.  The Cygnus mailing list
> would certainly be a better place to ask about the specifics of their
> class implementation.

Your probably right about the beta stuff.  BTW, their at release 19
now.  I just joined their mailing list and posted almost the same
message that I posted here but got no responses.  I guess persistence
will be the key there :)
 
> [snip]  Info is a very handy hypertext browsing tool, and
> the format is supported by both RHIDE and Emacs, the two most popular
> DJGPP IDEs.  Obviously, you cannot read it with Cygnus unless it has an
> Info reader tool.

Ok, now that I know how to search with info I will use it more.  I just
find it to generally anoying.  Guess, that comes from so much of my
early time on the Mac.  Thanks for telling me that though.

> In the HTML FAQ at delorie.com, you can use Ctrl-F (Edit|Find) to search
> the topic index for "error", "error messages", "redirect", "output", and
> other terms, and they all lead after a few tries to the same reference,
> chapter 6.10.

That's typically me.  I can do the hard stuff, but don't ask to do the
easy stuff.  I got an 'A' in calculus, but I commonly do 3 * 2 = 5 and
such other simple errors.  I usually just tell people I'm dumb and
forgive me :)
 
> I stink rotten at ASCII art.  :-)

Now wouldn't that be cool.  A 3d modeller/graphics package for ASCII
art.  I think I know what my next project will be :)
 
> Probably it's your news host, which refuses to allow postings that have
> more included text than new.  This is a safeguard against Usenet Newbies
> (tm) who reply to long messages and don't snip the nonrelevant portions
> out.

Thanks again.  You were right here also.  I guess I shouldn't be so
net-impolite.
Jason

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