<A NAME="link"><FONT SIZE="5">Configuring Opera News</FONT></A>
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In Opera it is possible to read so-called discussion or news groups. In order to do this you must tell Opera where to find these groups, ie. the name of a News server. You can get this name from your System Administrator or Internet supplier.
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<B>To setup your news server:</B>
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Choose 'News...' from the 'Preferences' menu.
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Type in the name of a news server.
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Click on the 'OK' button.
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Discussion groups are places where like-minded souls meet and discuss issues that range from the abstract to the bizarre. There are currently over 20.000 newsgroups available. Subscription is free in most cases. Please refer to the group:
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<BLOCKQUOTE>news.announce.newusers</BLOCKQUOTE>
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for details on how to conduct on the news- or discussion forums.
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Technical questions relating to Opera and other browsers are discussed under
<A NAME="link"><FONT SIZE="5">Working with Opera News</FONT></A>
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Opera has a sophisticated interface for reading subject groups (news). Opera can have several news windows open simultaneously and has separate windows for articles, subject groups and lists for subjects. As a user you have full control over the number of windows, sorting, etc. Each window also has its own button bar for quick access to important functions.
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In order to read news, you must have set a so-called news server. News and subject groups are held on such a server. Contact your Internet service provider or system administrator for the name of such a machine.
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When a news server has been set you can see a news window by choosing 'New news window' from the window menu. Then you will see the window below. You can click in the image for information on the elements..
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You can easily subscribe to a group. You click on the button furthest on the left in the window button bar, and you will see the following image. Click in this for an explanation of the elements.
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If you click on a group or choose one with the keyboardTastatur, you will see the group. How the group is displayed (in the same or another window) depends on the Preferences settings.
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<FONT SIZE="+1">Button bar overview of subject groups</FONT>
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Two buttons are displayed in this button bar. The leftmost is used for only displaying the groups you subscribe to and all groups available. The right button is used for marking all articles in a subject group as read.
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At the side of the buttons is a little text field. This field is used for restricting the number of groups displayed so that it is easier to find the ones you are interested in. For example if you type in 'no' in this field you will only see the groups that begin with 'no'.
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The '*' sign has a special meaning in the search field. This means one or more characters. If you will for example find all groups with the word 'media' in their name you only need to type '*media' in the search field. This makes it possible to find quickly the groups you are interested in.
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<FONT SIZE="+1">Subscribed news groups</FONT>
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Here you see the groups you subscribe to. You can click on the leftmost button in the button bar to see a list of all groups and subscriptions. The icon on the left of the group name indicates if the group is subscribed to. To cancel a subscription, click on the icon. If you change your mind you can click on the icon again. Next time you will not see the group.
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If you click on a group, it will be read. Depending on the Preferences you will see this in the same window or a separate one for groups or in a new window.
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On the right of the group name is a number. This number indicates the number of unread messages in the group. Between the group name and the number is an invisible line. By clicking on this line and holding down the mouse button you can move the line left and right. When the pointer is over the line it changes to a double arrow.
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You can as always go between links (groups) with the keyboard.
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<FONT SIZE="+1">All subject groups</FONT>
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Here you can see all groups. To simplify search for groups, they are sorted so that groups with the same subjects are laid out in a hierarchy. You click on the hierarchy icon to see a list of the underlying groups.
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You subscribe to groups by clicking on the icon in front of the group name.
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If you click on a group, it will be read. Depending on the Preferences they will be displayed in the same window, in another window for groupsor in a new window.
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To the right of the group name is a number. This is the number of unread messages in the group. Between the group name and the number is an invisible line. By clicking on this line and holding down the mouse button you can move the line left and right. When the pointer is over the line it changes to a double arrow.
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You can as always go between links (groups) with the keyboard.
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<FONT SIZE="+1">Subject groups: group window</FONT>
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In the group window is displayed an overview of the articles in the group. Either unread articles or all articles are displayed. You can choose this from the button bar.
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The window has the following fields: sender, subject, total lines, and date. The size of the fields can be chosen by moving a line between the fields (hold down the mouse button while moving the mouse). The lines are invisible except when using drag. When the cursor is over lines they change from invisible to a double arrow.
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When you click on an article, it is displayed in an article window. This can be the same window as the group was displayed in earlier, depending on Preferences.
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In the group window you will see the news article. Click on the buttons or fields below for an explanation.
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<B>Previous article </B>
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Displays the previous article in a newsgroup.
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<B>Next article</B>
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Displays the next article in a newsgroup.
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<B>Reply to an article</B>
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Replies to an article. The text of the article can be included by using the 'Include' function in the mail window.
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<B>Follow up an article</B>
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Follow up an article in a newsgroup. The text of the article can be included by using the 'Include' function in the mail window.
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<B>Forward article</B>
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Forward an article to an email address.
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<B>Mark all articles as read</B>
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This function provides a quick means of marking all articles in a newsgroup as read. Thus it is easier to hold an oversight over new messages and faster to load the group next time.
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<B>Mark articles as read</B>
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Mark active articles, or a number of marked articles as read. The articles can be marked by holding down CONTROL and clicking on them or by holding down SHIFT and clicking on an article. All articles are thus marked between this article and the last one marked.
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<B>Mark articles as unread</B>
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Mark active articles or a number of marked articles as unread. The articles can be marked by holding down CONTROL and clicking on them or by holding down SHIFT and clicking on an article. All articles are thus marked between this article and the last one marked.
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<B>List all articles</B>
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Choose either to list all articles in a group, even old ones, or only those that are unread.
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<B>List all groups</B>
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Choose to see all groups or only those subscribed to.
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<B>Show threads</B>
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Choose to display or not the connections between messages; which message is the answer to which other message.
<B>Sort criteria</B>
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You can choose to sort messages in a newsgroup by date, sender or subject. If you wish to have a list of the contributions from one sender, you should turn off display of threads.
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<B>Threads hierarchy</B>
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Indicates which messages are replies to which other messages. You click on a closed folder, and the messages which are replies to messages on the same line and folder are displayed. You can close the folder again by clicking on it.
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<B>Read/unread indicator</B>
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This indicates whether a message is read or not An unread message is indicated by <FONT COLOR=#ff0000>XXX</FONT>. A read message is indicated by <FONT COLOR=#ff0000>XXX</FONT>. You can change the status of a message by clicking on the indicator. You can also mark multiple messages with the mouse and CONTROL or SHIFT keys. These marked messages can be marked as read or unread with the appropriate buttons in the button bar.
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<B>Sender</B>
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Here you can see who sent the messages.
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<B>Subject</B>
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Here you can see the subject of the message.
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<B>Total lines</B>
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Here you can see how many lines there are in a message.
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<B>Date</B>
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Here you can see when a message was sent.
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<B>Show group overview</B>
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Click on this button to see an overview over newsgroups. Whether they are displayed in the same or another window is dependent on Preferences.
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<B>Show group window</B>
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Click on this button to display an overview of all articles in a newsgroup. Whether they are displayed in the same or another window is dependent on Preferences.
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<B>Article</B>
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Here you see the contents of a news article. At the top is the sender, subject and date.
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<B>New Article button</B>
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Creates a new article to the current newsgroup. This will start a new thread.
