Subject: 'A' sometimes add, sometimes apply

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 16:48:47 -0700 (PDT)

Why weren't the commands made consistent in the different places?

For example, when setting up a filter, A means add.  (I was only playing with 
the filters to see how it behaved to comment on an enhancement request for the
mail program for MacOSX -- pine actually works EXACTLY how I want the other one
to act -- when messages are 'moved' because of a filter, HIDE them from the 
user in the original mailbox.  I'm usually against hiding info from people,
but since I'm using a filter, I mean I don't want it in my face!)

Anyway..  when adding to the address book @ means add, and 'A' means Apply.

Can't/shouldn't the common commands be the same across all areas?

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From: Terry Gray <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:34:29 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

Yes, of course... and I assure you that the Pine team tries hard for
consistency.  The problem comes when two commands with the same letter get
extended over time so that they work in more contexts than when originally
conceived.  When Apply was extended to work in the address book, there was
an obvious conflict with Add.  There were long debates over which of the
two should get to keep the "A"...  but I won't bore you with those
details.

-teg