[goodfeel] Re: Any tips for using the list archives?
- From: Bill McCann <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:31:06 +0000
Hi, David,
Glad to hear that you have explored the archives a bit. Sorry if I sent a link
that pointed to the entire freelists archive. I should have sent the link
which you supplied. That is:
//www.freelists.org/archive/goodfeel/
Here's an example of how to use the archive search:
Go to the page using the link:
//www.freelists.org/archive/goodfeel/
Move to search box. JAWS users type the letter f as in foxtrot and then press
ENTER to enable Forms Mode.
Type a search term into the box. Try:
MusicXML
Press TAB once and then space bar to click on the Search button.
Freelists shows related messages in reverse chronological order. To ensure
that you JAWS users like me find the link to the first one:
Press CONTROL key when you start to hear JAWS reading text of page that comes
up after you choose the Search button.
Press CONTROL+HOME to move to top of page.
Type the letter n twice and you will be positioned at the top of the list of
links and brief excerpts to related messages shown on that page.
Press TAB to move to the link that will display the entire thread for that
message and press ENTER to display it.
Generally, I have found that using the JAWS webpage navigation keys like n and
h allow you to pass over the Google ads that are all over the page.
Bill
Bill
From: goodfeel-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:goodfeel-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Goldstein - Resource Center
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:44 AM
To: goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [goodfeel] Any tips for using the list archives?
Following up on your suggestion to look at the GOODFEEL listserv archives when
we have a Lime question someone probably asked before, I played with the
archive a little this weekend and wondered whether you had suggestions on how
to use it most effectively. For reference, the archives are at:
//www.freelists.org/archive/goodfeel/
I found the list month by month, back to 2005. There's a lot of advertising,
and it's easy to make mistakes. I tried your search for information on pick-up
measures, but used the search box that applies to all the lists on Freelists
and learned a lot about pickup trucks. Then, when I searched using the correct
box, I got different messages in different orders, whether I used a hyphen in
pick0-up or a space, etc. Once I get to the results, I guess I'm supposed to
click on the link for each one? Sometimes I don't find the message itself. If
someone asks the question, I may find the question first and then have to go
down through the results to find the answer. I'm not sure about the logic of
the order. Are they ranked by the frequency of use? I'm just wondering
whether there's a faster way to go about it and stand a chance of what you
really want.
Thanks,
David
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