How do you use CR4?

If I understand, what you mean is - I'm in the middle of typing a post in the 'editor screen' and want to go back to check a reference. Doing so would loose what you've just typed. Yes ? That one gets me at times. All I can suggest is thinking out a reply real good first, and lining up any links on your clip-board or similar to insert as needed.

It's a slightly annoying glitch, because I often find myself typing a reply then suddenly thinking 'doh, where was the thing I wanted to refer to'. You seem to have a workable solution.

Going backwards doesn't lose what I've typed in the editor... But, gosh! I do know about embroidery and kittens. Surely that's enough!

I sometimes end up opening CR4 twice in separate windows and maybe google in another when trying to get links.

(It'll all be easier when I get a monitor the size of a real desk top..and Bill Gates gets us back to 98... hmmm will that be 2098..maybe the OS will be good and solid by then_{...[sorry that's a silly idea]})

How do I use it...? As a crutch...to support me through the choppy sea of life... Oh dear I've mixed my metaphors.

As a life boat to guide me through the daily forrest of confusion...bugger done it again.

... oh sod it..it just cheers me up

Some good tech info too.

Mrs Cat says I'm addicted...but hey it's cheaper than a bottle of red (That's wine not ketchup Kris )

Del

One IE window dedicated to CR4 use. Three tabs - one for "Home", one for "Subscribed Discussions" and a third for googling or opening manufacturers catalogs etc.

Easier to do with two or more open windows on Firefox, you can just drag and drop or copy and paste any text file or image in the open window. If you prefer both open windows utilizing half the screen and you can view side by side. Separate tabs are also workable but sometimes you can get lost when a back page is on.

Two or three tabs using firefox or windows IE7, depending which computer I'm on.

You can download IE7 as a separate entity & keep all your other older windows version [operating system] stuff.

Firefox got me spoiled on tabs, 2+ years ago

it can get confusing, you can end up w/multiple tabs in more than 1 window before you know it.

I use 4 windows each dedicated to google , CR4 daily digest , two for subscribed dicussion ,close or switch back/ forward google and see for newer site , not more than 4 ..............dicipline......

First on the practical side:

Usually open up IE-CR4 and get into a thread. By the time I open up a response to the original thread, I have read AT LEAST 2-3 responses that either bring up a technical train of thought, or peak my interest on something that I have not learned/thought of before. At that point I have to open 2 more sessions, 1 for refering back to the auxilliary posts, and 1 for doing searches.