On 1/29/10 5:45 AM, "Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> The default*has*  to be styled/html or we will see people
>> complaining about how Letters can only send 'ugly plain text' and
>> getting a bad rap from users.
> 
> I know that whichever default is chosen can still be changed. That's not
> the point, in my mind. If plain text is not the default, then it will
> invariably be neglected with respect to any bugs or other shortcomings.
> It will quickly become a second-class citizen. I have seen this happen
> most recently with Postbox, which uses HTML as its default for new messages.

Yes. Because everything is exactly the same.

> 
>> [...] the HTML email fight was lost ages ago.
> 
> Just go with the flow, right? Whether true or not, this is a weak
> argument. By the same logic, we should all get rid of our Macs and
> switch to Windows-based PCs, since that's "what everyone else is using",
> right? It doesn't matter if "the fight was lost ages ago". You can still
> choose to do the right thing.

And every fight is exactly the same. Windows or Mac is EXACTLY THE SAME as
Text or HTML and vi or EMACS

-- 
John C. Welch         Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com              Mac and other opinions
[email protected]


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