General newsgroup query
 

How can I get OE to show the full title of newsgroups, rather than only the
first part please.
An example is 'alt.binaries.pictures.aly.........
Also it is not at present showing the decription.
I subscribe to newgroups via news.cable.ntlworld.com

Re: General newsgroup query
 

"John Sullivan" <john.sullivan30@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:DFQ0f.13508$DO.6224@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net
> How can I get OE to show the full title of newsgroups, rather than
> only the first part please.
> An example is 'alt.binaries.pictures.aly.........
> Also it is not at present showing the decription.
> I subscribe to newgroups via news.cable.ntlworld.com

Where are you looking at these names?

Re: General newsgroup query
 

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 13:36:35 GMT, "John Sullivan"
<john.sullivan30@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>How can I get OE to show the full title of newsgroups, rather than only the
>first part please.
>An example is 'alt.binaries.pictures.aly.........

Where? If it's a banner somewhere, expand the width of it.

>Also it is not at present showing the decription.

There is no description.
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Re: General newsgroup query
 

John Sullivan wrote:
> How can I get OE to show the full title of newsgroups, rather than
> only the first part please.
> An example is 'alt.binaries.pictures.aly.........
> Also it is not at present showing the decription.
> I subscribe to newgroups via news.cable.ntlworld.com

Move the slider to the right.

Probably you are asking about the view whose Title bar says "Newsgroup
subscriptions" which can be accessed in OE by selecting the newsserver
and using Tools/ Newsgroups from the Menu or by R clicking the
newsserver and selecting Newsgroups from the context menu or by using
the Newsgroups button from the synchronization view.

The Newsgroup Subscriptions window gives you tabs for All, Subscribed,
and New and each tab view has columns for Newsgroup and Description.

The column width is adjustable with a slider between newsgroup and
description so that you can make the column wide enough to display the
entire name of the newsgroup.

The description function has to be accessible from the newsserver, which
it usually isn't. When accessible, you check the box "Also search
descriptions" which requires resetting the list of newsgroups. An
example of a newsserver with available descriptions is news.spamcop.net

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Mike Easter

Re: General newsgroup query
 

Mike Easter wrote:
> John Sullivan wrote:

>> An example is 'alt.binaries.pictures.aly.........

> Move the slider to the right.

> The column width is adjustable with a slider between newsgroup and
> description

Just to the left of the word 'Description' is a faint delimitor. When
you pass your cursor over that delimitor, it changes from an arrow to a
black 'cross piece'.

Depress and hold the L mouse button so that you can slide the crosspiece
to the right to make a wider column for the newsgroup names. Then
release the mousebutton.


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Mike Easter

Re: General newsgroup query
 

"Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:4343e33b$0$98071$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfr eenews.net...
> Mike Easter wrote:
> > John Sullivan wrote:
>
> >> An example is 'alt.binaries.pictures.aly.........
>
> > Move the slider to the right.
>
> > The column width is adjustable with a slider between newsgroup and
> > description
>
> Just to the left of the word 'Description' is a faint delimitor. When
> you pass your cursor over that delimitor, it changes from an arrow to a
> black 'cross piece'.
>
> Depress and hold the L mouse button so that you can slide the crosspiece
> to the right to make a wider column for the newsgroup names. Then
> release the mousebutton.
>
Yep. Found it Mike. Very many thanks. Probably don't need the 'Descriptions'
feature now, as most are self explanatory.

Re: General newsgroup query
 

Many thanks to all respondents.