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On 11/22/03, Leonard Morgenstern wrote:
>On 11/21/03 9:27 AM tass wrote:
>
> We can wish for something better and agitate for it, but I
>don't see it coming soon. Nobody will change until everybody does. It
>wouldn't do any good for, say, Earthlink to use it alone. However, if
>Earthlink, Microsoft, AOL, and the other biggies got together and changed
>all their software (and maybe hardware), the smaller fry would have to go
>along.
>
>Len
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Hi Len.
Not to beat this horse too much, but I do have to say that I'm
really surprised to see so much support for something that makes
so little sense that it has been left behind by every other email
client I've ever used.
Mind you, I'm new to Mac. So I can't say how many different clients
have never kept up with the rest of the world in this camp. I do remember
in my recent trials at least two or three of the bunch of Mac email
clients that
were "modern" in this sense, but failed me in other ways.
But every, and I do mean EVERY email client I've every used, tried, tested
for the past 9 years on either M$ or Linux platforms has, as one of the most
basic features, the ability of the user to set the word wrap as they need
it to be.
As I mentioned earlier, this is my VERY first experience with NOT being able
to decide how MY letter should look/read. And being used to that kind of
basic freedom, it is not only annoying, it looks stupid at the other end and
makes the writer look like an idiot - like they never even learned how to
formulate a letter. Not to mention breaking links making that function of
email useless.
I'm sorry folks; I can't see this as anything but akin to having an engine
crank on the front of a BMW Z3 for no better reason than "there used to
be one the Model T".
The fact is, you guys are scaring me a bit. What is the function here?
That the User must conform to some established "norm" that hasn't
"held water" for years, or that products, services, technology, and yes,
even standards serve the needs of the customer/user?
If it's the former, then I really have to question where this attitude comes
from when the whole of the Mac world was introduced with the promise of
the NON conformity declared in the 1984 Super Bowl ad. Or did I just blink?
It sounds like placating the lowest common denominator is good, and
keeping up with quality is wrong. Sounds more like excuses than "reasons".
I just don't get where this could possibly be coming from.
Simply put a function that allows the user to set their own word wrap and
EVERYONE can be happy. My emails can look more professional, and you
can set yours at 78 so it can look like a Chinese newspaper.
:-)
Have fun,
ht
