RE: Mix of Ideas (Please read the first lineas at least to decid

[Gianluca Montecchi <gm518464 silab dsi unimi it>]

On Fri, 6 Feb 1998, Mario Filipe wrote:

> ># Newsreader
> > 
> > I think that a good newsreader is a must.
> > The problem I see with current readers is that you must use a news server
> > only (or install one in you dial up computer and retrieve lots of MB).
> > Someone has knows another way?
> > 
> > Have someone seen Free Agent (Windoze)? It is a offline newsreader, that
> > downloads the news you want, nothing more. I think that a newsreader of
> > this
> > kind will be very interesting (specially if you pay phone bills in a "per
> > min" base).

[snip]

> Just last night I was thinking about this. I was asked sometime ago to create
> a Web <-> News interface (very low priority project so I'm just about to
> start picking it up) with requesites like that, so i thought I could have 2
> versions: the Web one and a Gnomified one. My only problem is that i've never
> done nothing using gtk (can it be done using C?), but I'm willing to start

Yes.

> working on this (Warning : It will be done slowly, I have a full time job with
> a very big project in hands and the boss is breathing down my neck right
> now... but there is another person here who is also interested in working
> with me on this ).
> 
>         So if you are interested just let me know...

I am also thinking about this program. But I already say I think to port
skim to Gtk.
Can you explain your idea ?

Gianluca


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