On 1/29/10 9:28 AM, "TGC" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> If a writer uses bold and italic for emphasis, like I added to your >>>> statement above, it's not your place to remove that and strip his text of >>>> meaning and context. >>> >>> If a writer uses bold and italic for emphasis, then I won't see it. >> >> Yes, and then when you send it back, especially if that formatting had a >> reason, it will look like plain text ass. Because nothing matters more than >> PLAIN TEXT UBER ALLES >> >> Sometimes, the plain text people, a cult you sound like. > > Now, I don't mean to sound snide or condescending or anything...but you *do* > know that all your messages are sent as plain text, right, John? Yes. Because I made that choice, it's convenient for many of the lists I'm on. However, the default was HTML, for work email I use HTML and when someone sends me HTML, I reply in the same fashion. None of this makes me cry, swear, or grumble. Why? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GORRAM MATTER Jesus, getting and using HTML email is not the end of the bloody world, will not cause the end of email, and is not going to make you drive an ugly car. GAH! > > (FWIW, while I use plain-text 95% of the time, I think that supporting HTML in > composing is a must, and a WYSIWYG editor is also a must for it, provided I > can also check the source before I send...) Yep. A "View Source" option seems reasonable for outgoing, as well as incoming email. Honestly, what I like most about plain text is that Entourage has some nice quote level colors for Plain Text and I can use it to scan quote levels faster than indents or other things. -- John C. Welch Writer/Analyst Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions [email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
