Re: use same numbers for pager(responses) and thread(articles) view

On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 01:11:26PM +0200, Rado S wrote:
> =- Urs Janßen wrote on Sat 26.May'07 at 17:01:49 +0200 -=
> 
> > now the threadlvel is the only level where the numbering begins
> > with 0, in the group or select level and in the menu the numbering
> > starts with 1. fixing one ionconsistency by adding another one
> > isn't very helpfull.
> 
> Ah wait, thread view with its articles is related to the pager and
> its articles: they deal with the same items (articles), therefore
> the consistency is to mean the same article when you press the same
> number.
>  But they're both unrelated to the other levels, the numbers don't
> have any ties to each other.

it doesn't matter if they deal with the same stuff - using a different
numbering in some levels is inconsistent.

> If you prefer, we can make all lists begin with 0 or 1, but still
> keep the relationship between numbers typed in thread and pager.

humans tend to start counting with 1.

urs
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