Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 04:10:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/27972: talk feature Message-ID: <200106091110.f59BA5O57681@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/27972; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/27972: talk feature Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 14:00:29 +0300 On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 09:40:03PM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote: > The following reply was made to PR bin/27972; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> > To: sebster@sebster.com > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: bin/27972: talk feature > Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 21:37:24 -0700 > > sebster@sebster.com writes: > > > > >Number: 27972 > > >Category: bin > > >Synopsis: losing information with talk > > >Description: > > Using the talk utility it is possible to communicate to other users, however > > if they have something to say that is longer than your buffer you lose the > > information without any way to check what was said. > > >How-To-Repeat: > > Say a lot to somebody in a talk window in a short amount of time. > > >Fix: > > A very simple fix which would make talk about 1000 times more convenient > > (IMHO) would be to flip the windows: put "me" in the bottom, and "him" in > > the top window. That way, whether you are on the console or in an xterm, > > you can scroll back to see what the other person said. > > In general, I like this, and the second patch you posted looks good > upon visual inspection. I haven't had time to investigate it further, > but already have a few questions: > > * Did you actually test that doing this will allow you to scroll up > and see your party's messages? I haven't tested it myself, but have > an eerie feeling that it may not work. > It doesn't work here, unfortunately, at least on a text VTY conversation. > * What do you think of making this new behavior conditional on a > command-line option? Some people may not care for this (e.g., they > only use talk for one or two line communications), but may get annoyed > at the sudden change of orientation. > I think this could be accomplished by putting the other's party address from which the response (if we initiated a call) was made. Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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