On 12/4/02 6:15 PM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Eudora's format=flowed has been requested over and over. I first asked for > it when I switched from Emailer (which also can do flowed text, So *that's* what "format=flowed" means!!! I always wondered what that meant in the headers of many of my incoming messages. > if I recall; > maybe I'm imagining that and the switch I remember is from Eudora to > Emailer) because I needed it to send some long command lines to "listserv" > programs running my mailing lists. Well it seems like most of the script writers get around this by posting in HTML format now, correct? > As I recall, the MBU folks seem to think > it <does> violate some standard or other, and so have refused to consider > it. > > I still think it's a mistake not to do it. Standards are not natural laws; > they are agreed-upon limitations and guidelines. If a large enough segment > (even a significant minority) of the customer base wants something else, and > it isn't difficult to provide that (surely NOT breaking lines is easier than > breaking them?), IMO it should be provided. I'm not saying anything against providing the option, I'm just advocating exclusivity for creating options in prominent and commonly-accessed places in the program. Like I said, a "Message Properties" window with more advanced options like this could have this sort of option, since most people wouldn't go there anyway. > > We have a button now that switches between HTML and plain text. Why not make > it a 3-option popup, with flowed text the third option? Very good idea. It would make perfect sense in a place like that. I just don't think it deserves a separate toolbar button. > > -- > Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) > Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: > <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: > <http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Scripts/> > Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > > > >> From: Mickey Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 17:46:04 -0600 >> To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Plain text wrap setting >> >> On 12/4/02 2:54 PM, "Peter C.S. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Thus spake Eric Hildum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 12/4/2002 3:42 PM: >>>> Well, if you want wider, I am sure they could hardcode 132 columns >>> >>> What *I* want is a button on the toolbar to prevent wrapping *AT ALL* on a >>> message by message basis, a la Eudora. But it's only third on my Entourage >>> wish list.... >> >> But this epitomizes the big problem with Eudora and the advantage of using >> Entourage over Eudora. Eudora's interface is quite cluttered, IMO, over the >> interface of Entourage. Entourage only includes basic and collaboration >> (PIM)-based commands on the toolbar. Eudora's interface has far more >> features strewn all over the place, with obscure options taking up space on >> toolbars. Most Entourage users just want a way to send and organize e-mail >> powerfully without all of the hassle. That's one of the thing I like about >> Entourage - it's simple and clean; if I want the rare additional >> functionality, I can generally get it with AppleScript. Maybe this sort of >> option would be better placed in a "Message Properties" type of window with >> more advanced options that are less used by the average consumer. -- Mickey Stevens Microsoft Mac MVP The Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
