*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

@cats Wonderful photo!!! TY!!

Makes sense, and let the Reindeer do all the hard work..

Cats be Cats. ❤️

#cats #mastocats #catsofmastodon #meow #catsofTwitter

@11112011 @Oxana Se os usários forem vocais, expressarem suas opiniões, so temos a ganhar.

Fediverse tem espaço para todos, e não há necessidade de ficar num local aonde existe o tipo de pensamento aqu Oxana descreveu.

Aqui no nosso canto, não se bloqueia outras estancias sem uma razão bem seria. Os usuarios podem bloquear quem bem quiserem, eu faço isso com um local que me parece um reduto de maus caracteres. Mas outros usuarios podem ver a gab a vontade.

@11112011 @Oxana Excelente, e gostei bastante da explanação da Oxana sobre as razões da mudança dela.

Disse bem! 👍

Good quote!

FULL sized images (1600x750 pixels more or less) for those wishign closer details:

Todon : https://i.ibb.co/Rv7MWhC/Collapsed-Mastodon-Screenshot-Todon-1599x868p.png

QOTO : https://i.ibb.co/YQcHn1p/Collapsed-Mastodon-Screenshot-QOTO-1599x870p.png

(Screen capture above at Todon.nl, it is the same here at Qoto.org too -- See This new screenshot with a NEW TooT being written below. )

And while looking around at the Mozilla Extensions pages --> I ended up discovering a NEW one.

I didn't think it was possible to enhance the great User Experience I am having with AWI here at Todon.nl and at Qoto.org; the wonderful usage of my wide screen in the laptop.

Turns Out an excellent thing CAN get Better -- as demonstrated by this post. What's NEW ? Notice the two columns now expanded even wider? AND Better yet --> a Nice and BIG TooT Editor window, placed right under the Post I intend to reply to?

This is unreal. Love it! See Collapsed Mastodon extension for Firefox at :

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/collapsed-mastodon/?src=search

Interesting Things we Stumble upon.

OP at : https://freespeechextremist.com/objects/82bf22b8-1862-43b8-9b7e-b24d89b3a2d9

A user who just moved to a very active instance, signaling her reasons. Got a few boosts and big welcome from her new instance locals.

Well done, @Oxana ! 😉

Seen on #fediverse just now.

A video complements the message.
https://invidio.us/watch?v=csYnMGiB_5M

@vjy Many instances to choose from also!

https://www.halcyon.social/instances.php

Just discovered this.

A new extension (add-on) for Firefox browsers that allows *easily sharing content* from all those web sites that have the *Twitter share* buttons.

Extension replaces it with new Toot Share button; you configure which Instance to use.

Hit share and it's on #Fediverse -- neat, simple, fast, cool.

Thumbs up, nice idea.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/halcyon-share/

"Halcyon Share can replace Twitter Tweet buttons with Mastodon Toot buttons redirecting to a Halcyon instance which can be freely chosen by the user. It can also keep the Tweet button but make it smaller and add a Toot button next to it.

Halcyon is a open source webclient for Mastodon which makes it easier to use and more beautiful. Halcyon is hosted by many different people on independent servers, therefore no domain for the redirect is hardcoded."

@vjy I have not used TweetDeck, as twitter was never too productive for me, very little interactions happening there - even now, when I crosspost between here and there more frequently.

Get more interactions here in an hour than there in a full day. And more interesting ones here too, I must say.

Have seen the Halcyon client for mastodon, which runs as web hosted, web browser tab, mentioned as VERY similar to tweetdeck.

Maybe you could look at it and share some impressions? It would be nice, to get opinion from someone used to TD about it.

Todon.NL has a web hosted Halcyon instance, so it's easy to try it -- https://halcy.todon.nl/

Screenshot below.

[ And as I work on this post thread, I noticed a limitation that sadly is present -- I could not Delete/Redraft a post I had just made in Whalebird, and had a missing image I needed to include. Bummer, had to switch to default web client, to complete that task ]

I would say Whalebird is worth mentioning and considering -- testing it, maybe it will offer you things you are missing in other mastodon clients.

A lot of development effort has been focused into the Mobile side, but the Fediverse is so rich in content and projects to explore that I feel anything less than a full size keyboard and full Desktop Browser and client is WAY less than a power user would require.

Signing off for now, honours mention to WhaleBird for the wonderful design of the app and for allowing user control over display panel widths -- this is Unique, as far as I know.

WhaleBird project, info, downloads at https://whalebird.social/en/desktop/contents

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2. Whalebird also can run absolutely FULL screen by pressing the F11 key, like happens with a browser.

3. VERY UNIQUE -- Whalebird allows you to very eaily resize Column widths. There's a little handle, near the center of the vertical bar separating the two panels, and grabbing that and holding down muse key allows you to drag and resize in eithe direction, as you see fit.

Whalebird could be a very effective reader for busy timelines like the Home and Federated feeds (continued)

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I had instaleed and briefly tested the WhaleBird mastodon client, about a month ago. Then got busy with many other things and not looked back at it, until now, when I think it deserves mentio for some quite interesting features. Including:

1. It's a self standing client, which installs on the host operatting system, and runs seaparately. NOT in a web browser, like the Mastodon web client, or the excellent Pinafore client, which I highly recommend for its speed and lightness.

The Admins at those two (Qoto.org and Todon.NL) have made customizations to the AWI default configs, and resulted in a very satisfying screen layout.

Here's an example - from Qoto.org.

Example 2 shows a more common, less optimal AWI web client with wasted space at the right side -- and that cannot be used at all.

Column width is quite narrow, resulting in less readability.

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I have a pet peeve for finding good mastodon clients that respect and take advantage of a FULL WIDE screen for those of us running on laptops and desktop PCs.

There's some support for Wide Screens - I have been able to get some really nice setup using the Mastodon web client's support for AWI, the Advanced Wb Interface. BUT -- your mileage may vary, greatly, as only TWO of the various instances I have tried this one do a really nice job, using FULL screen width. (continues)

@DissidentKitty@radical.town Lovely!! 👍