On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 05:26:30PM -0400, Stewart Bill wrote: > > | > Time | > * > | * > | * > | * > | * > | * > |* > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Amount I agree with John - text can't do > everything > > (Sorry, can't do courier with Evolution)
That would be one of my points is that *my* email client is a text client that does monospaced fonts, but many others do proportional fonts where this usage fails... :( > On Wed, 2012-06-20 at 17:15 -0400, John C Nash wrote: > > In my statistics courses, graphs were kind of essential. While I agree with > > the sentiments > > of Bill's comment, statistics done with no graphs is generally a vegetarian > > steak dinner. > > > > The real messages are: > > - allow as much flexibility of tools to create material as possible > > - specify a format that is adequate and also compatible with the first > > requirement > > - this format should be relatively resistant to being messed up by the > > operating environment/ > > > > For me, pdf did the trick, but is isn't perfect. As noted in another > > comment in this > > thread, I also have found that LibreOffice works fine if you begin with a > > .doc created in > > Word. Bit of a nuisance, and I've no idea why this should be. > > > > JN > > > > On 06/20/2012 04:47 PM, Stewart Bill wrote: > > > Written at the end of the last millenium: > > > http://www.livinginternet.com/e/ea_atsf.htm > > > > > > On Wed, 2012-06-20 at 16:16 -0400, Shawn H Corey wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Which is why they should all be *.txt files. > > Bill Stewart, CEO slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
