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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [Kopete-devel] Making ENTER sent
From:       Erik Hensema <erik () hensema ! net>
Date:       2004-01-15 22:18:00
Message-ID: 20040115221800.GA4570 () bender ! home ! hensema ! net
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 11:04:00PM +0100, Leo Savernik wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 15. Januar 2004 20:34 schrieb Erik Hensema:
> [...]
> >
> > I don't think there is an IM protocol capable of transmitting. Transmitting
> > that many lines at a time is also against the purpose of IM: a quick chat.
> 
> ICQ

ICQ can transmit messages of around half a KB, I think. A few lines of
text.

And: ICQ was (one of?) the first real IM protocol. You can be sure that
there has been some development in the expectations of users since then ;-)

> > However it should still be possible to transmit multiline messages. Either
> > use ctrl-enter to insert a linebreak, or cut&paste text into the buffer
> > (both methods should work, IMHO).
> 
> Nooo. Never ever must ctrl-enter do a line break. Iff enter cannot be
> used, it should be at least Shift+Enter. If people get used to Ctrl+Enter
> in kopete, you can bet they'll send loads of incomplete mails with kmail.

Hmmm, good point.

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Erik Hensema (erik@hensema.net)
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