KM, I agree with you in that many times it's useful to see the
context of a reply. I'll offer an alternative solution in the
form of a shameless plug: have you seen
Shendal's
Perl/Tk
Newest Nodes client? It uses my
PerlMonks modules
to provide a very nice threaded view of Newest Nodes. So what
I do is that I usually click on the parent node of the one
I want to see, then I get to see both the context and the replies
with a single double-click. No more extra clicks!
Note: Shendal is now working on redesigning some of the interface
aspects of the program, so if it feels a little funky (particularly
the buttons and the actions) don't get discouraged, it will
change for the better!
--ZZamboni