"Quoting"... some people love it, some hate it. Used
judiciously, it can provide valuable context to a
reply. Misused, it can make your eyes bleed. Even
when used in moderation, quoting can still make newsgroup
articles difficult to read. NewsHound enhances your
newsgroup reading experience by applying colors and
other visual enhancements to newsgroup articles.
Compare the following newsgroup article, in a single
color and typeface:
and the same article that has been colorized by
NewsHound:
By applying different colors to the quoted text, it is
much easier to distinguish between new content and
quoted content. The use of italics gives an added visual
distinction. In addition, this sample uses the Verdana
font, which is easier on the eyes than a monospaced
Serif font like Courier.
Note that the signature line is also displayed in a
different color. While this particular signature is
short and pleasant, long and obnoxious signature lines
are not uncommon in newsgroup articles. By displaying
signatures in a muted color, they can be less
distracting. You could also hide signature lines
completely, by setting the foreground and background
colors the same.
NewsHound also provides an alternate way of displaying
quotes. Instead of the traditional ">" character,
NewsHound can display a vertical bar in front of quoted
text:
NewsHound allows you to configure the colors, fonts and
other items, as shown in the following screen shot of
the configuration dialog. You can change these settings
at any time, and view the results immediately.
Newsgroup article colorization is the first of many
enhancements we have planned for NewsHound in the coming
months. Most, if not all of these enhancements will be
free to registered users.
Click on the links to the left for more information and
additional screen shots, or to download NewsHound.
|
