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Delta Hog Aug 6, 2004 11:16 am

FT Glossary?
 
You know what might be handy for newcomers? A FT glossary of all the terms peculiar to this website -- don't know what forum it would be in (maybe it's already there) -- but wouldn't it be helpful. For example:

metal: an aircraft, esp. to mean an aircraft flown & operated by a particular airline ("NW metal")

mileage run: a flight or routing taken for the primary purpose of accumulating miles/points, instead of for the destination ("Can anyone suggest an AA mileage run for under $200 from MCI?")


Etc. etc., you can add your own. Does anything like this exist? Where would it go?

Canarsie Aug 6, 2004 11:21 am

In the blue bar at the top towards the right is a pop-up menu named Quick Links. It is located between Search and Log Out. Click on it and at the bottom of the pop-up list that appears is Glossary. Click on that to access the glossary.

This is accessible from virtually anywhere in FlyerTalk.

bostonbali Aug 6, 2004 12:43 pm


Originally Posted by Canarsie
In the blue bar at the top towards the right is a pop-up menu named Quick Links. It is located between Search and Log Out. Click on it and at the bottom of the pop-up list that appears is Glossary. Click on that to access the glossary.

This is accessible from virtually anywhere in FlyerTalk.

Wow - what a great tool! I never knew this 'quick links' glossary was out there, I like it! Thanks for sharing.

clacko Aug 6, 2004 6:32 pm

i don't see it...between "search" & "log out" are "new posts", "mark forums read" & "open buddy list"....i wonder if there is a search primer some where? i get loads of hits when i search but rarely the info i want...perhaps things would be better if i ug'd to mac os10, but i can get most things done by knowing where to kick.

Canarsie Aug 6, 2004 7:34 pm


Originally Posted by clacko
i don't see it...between "search" & "log out" are "new posts", "mark forums read" & "open buddy list"....i wonder if there is a search primer some where? i get loads of hits when i search but rarely the info i want...perhaps things would be better if i ug'd to mac os10, but i can get most things done by knowing where to kick.

Once accessed, the Quick Links pop-up list is actually divided into three sections: Quick Links, MyFlyerTalk and Miscellaneous.

Glossary is the last option at the bottom of the Miscellaneous section, directly below the very handy Airport Code Lookup option, which I highly recommend using. You may have to scroll down your browser window and click on Quick Links again to see the entire pop-up list.

By the way, clacko, there is no need to upgrade to Macintosh OS X to view this feature. Although I have Macintosh OS X as my primary operating system on another computer, I am using Macintosh System 9.2.2 on my blue-and-white G3 with Java enabled in Netscape Communicator 7.0, and I can access all of the currently available features in FlyerTalk with no problem.


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