Re: Abbreviated NewsGroup Names

Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 24.07.03 08:02, JCH wrote:
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>>Is there a way to change the name of the newsgroups as they are 
>>displayed on my folder window in the Moz 1.4 news reader? I'm trying to 
>>eliminate the abbreviated names that Moz comes up with. I have applied 
>>the "user_pref("mail.server.default.abbreviate",false);" line to my 
>>user.js but that only partially helps. The names are still abbreviated 
>>unless I size the folder window large enough. If I could figure out how 
>>to shorten the names displayed on my system that would do it.
>>I've tried to use the "Rename Folder" option seen when right-clicking on 
>>a group name but that does not work.
>>
>>Another option would be to do what OE does and that is to add a 
>>horizontal scroll bar to the folder window. That way abbreviations are 
>>not forced and the user can use the scroll bar to center names in the 
>>window. Is there an option to add a horizontal scroll bar to the folder 
>>window in the Moz 1.4 (or NS) newsreader?
>>
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> Tooltip works ok here for that purpose. AFAIK, that's the only way at
> the moment.
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I did the unabreviate thing with NS7 and W98.  I'm now running Moz 1.4 
(Beta) and Linux RH9.  I can't find find user.js or prefs.js.  I would
not have a problem of squeezing the titles, as my text is quite small.