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

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

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."

[ 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)

Exhausting weekend. Need break. #xp #mastocats #catsofMastodon #meow
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Joe knows no holidays. Desk work is a constant 😹😹 #FangsOfContentment #HardWorkingCatsOfTwitter
https://twitter.com/TheHardyBoyCats/status/1208808841762222087

When phones were phones. Batteries, lasted for days. You did not get spied and tracked by your must have apps.

Cell phones don't necessarily have to be #Evil devices.

Nokia, 2002 Cover, Forbes Magazine. #xp #Tech #mobile #computing

The Automatic Earth has good reporting and analysis, I have followed them for years. Thank you, friends. #xp #economy #pol #finance
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RT @AutomaticEarth@twitter.activitypub.actor
Debt Rattle December 22 2019 | I see many people calling 2019 a year of hysteria. You're all a year too early. Try 2020.
https://www.theautomaticearth.com/2019/12/debt-rattle-december-22-2019/
https://twitter.com/AutomaticEarth/status/1208703796999860225

Calvin and Hobbs, the best.

Like him or not, President Putin is an intelligent and competent leader. His response, of the cuff, non-scripted to the BBC reporter is a nice example of Statemanship. Not many people with this level of skill around, unfortunately. Bozos dominating in many places. #xp #Russia #UK
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RT @BBCSteveR@twitter.activitypub.actor
Last week I asked Vladimir Putin about Boris Johnson, Brexit & allegations of Russian interference in British politi…
https://twitter.com/BBCSteveR/status/1208700806473625601

Cowboys need tools. 1928 magazine advert, promoting the Thompson submachine gun. A gangster favourite for enforcement and posse protection. Sir Winston Churchill has a classic photo with one too. #xp
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RT @Ridge_Cook@twitter.activitypub.actor
@doctorow A 1928 model?
https://twitter.com/Ridge_Cook/status/1208604009835245568

Gray Tabby, brings memories. #cats #mastocats #feline #love #xp #meow
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RT @gayocats
1202135697915
https://twitter.com/gayocats/status/1208706253532225536

#India joins first world nations on repressing human migration - in search of better living conditions. #Pol #xp
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RT @cobrapost@twitter.activitypub.actor
India's 1st Illegal Immigrant Detention Camp Size Of 7 Football Fields.

The mass detention centre in Assam's Goalpara distirct can house 3,000 people and is being built over an area of 2.5 hectares, about the size of seven soccer fields.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-detent…
https://twitter.com/cobrapost/status/1208686372262797312

#poetry #cats #catsofMastodon #mastocats #xp #writers
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RT @TheSaltySeaCat@twitter.activitypub.actor
#ShakespeareSunday Early global warming warning from the Bard?
'... the spring, the summer,
The chilling autumn, angry winter, change
Their wonted liveries and the mazed world
By their increase, now knows not which is which.'
Midsummer Night's Dream
https://twitter.com/TheSaltySeaCat/status/1208696178898026496