On 1/29/10 10:25 AM, "TGC" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yes. Even if it completely mangles the message. Then it's the OTHER guy's >> fault for not sending everything in 9 point geneva > > I really don't think you're getting this, John (though to be fair, I'm not > sure Xavier got it either). > > What was originally being suggested is that the HTML *composer* not offer a > choice of font, so that whatever the recipient has set as his "default font" > is used, on the theory that what they have set as default is whatever they'd > most like to see. Thus, there's no possibility of mangling any sent messages. You have to have some choice of font in the composer. What, if someone wants to have most of it in Helvetica and a code snippet in Courier they have to change the application preferences? Even in plain text, you can choose a font. You just only get one to use for a given message. It is not even possible to suggest no font choice as an option. Secondly...AGAIN...I choose a monospaced font because what I'm sending you needs to line up, it's code, pick your poison. There is no way that if you force it all to a proportional font that you have picked that the message will not be mangled. This is unpossible. > > What it looks like Xavier thought was being suggested was overriding the > sender's font choice when *reading* HTML mail, on the theory that what you > have set as your default font is what you'd most like to see, and other people > send awful mangled HTML mail with terrible fonts. This is a useful option > (and exists in Mail), but personally, I wouldn't like to see it as the > default. Um...that's kind of what you're suggesting too, if you think about it. -- 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
