MicroPlanet Gravity, an open source Usenet Newsreader for the Windows 32 platforms, has got a very attractive customization option which allows you to customize the screen layout as well as the article layout. There are about 13 assorted four-pane and 5 different three-pane views for you to customize the screen layout. For the article layout, you can mix and match 32 message attributes.
The usual newsreader functionalities -such as internal database and offline/online options, send and receive mail capabilities, kill files, online help, progress bar showing the progress of download etc-are taken care by Gravity as well. Addition of a very helpful image gallery feature, which allows you to view / delete the downloaded images / movies, is unique in this newsreader. Images can be viewed as a thumbnail or as part of a slideshow. The opening up of your default graphic viewer is taken care by the Gravity. There are some good rules and filter system for gravity to help its users. Gravity allows you to identify key articles by playing sounds or displaying text messages. It also helps you to automatically forward articles to friends and also to mark specific news clippings as important (for later use). The customized toolbar and the search facility are newly added to this version.
This newsreader keeps users of all levels happy by providing an impressive array of news-related features and user groups.
v3.0 [Jul 28, 2010]
- Multi-user install options - You can install as administrator for all users and each user will
have their own databases and settings.
- Concurrent versions - You can have multiple "major" versions of Gravity (2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1
etc.) on the same machine.
- The installer will look for an existing installation and offer to import the databases and
settings. Versions 2.9 and later will not modify an installation of an earlier version. They
detect this installation when first started and the user has the option of importing the
database and settings of the earlier version.
- Gravity can now back up all settings and data to a *.gdx file with new Export and Import
functions. The installer provides an option to import a .gdx backup file at install time. DO
NOT USE GravityBackup.exe, it is incompatible with Gravity versions 2.9 onwards.
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