Re: [Standards] Formatting Use Cases

2017-10-29 Thread Marvin Gülker 
Am 29. October 2017 um 12:59 Uhr + schrieb Sam Whited :
> In retrospect my example was poor. I need to know *why* this is helpful. What 
> do you do with the formatting? How is it helpful?

Now, that depends on what is actually explained. If for example there's
some kind of configuration option you talk about it might be useful to
colourise it each time it's mentioned. Another example might be
comparing the functionality of two different programmes, in which you
might want to colourise depending on what programme you refer to. One
can't really make a general statement when colour is useful in this
context, as it simply depends on what is talked about. And in any case,
this is a supplemental feature as one can perfectly explain without
colour.

> On a more specific note: what do you do in most messengers that don't
> let you use formatting?

I use IRC for that. Pretty much any IRC client allows mIRC colour codes.
Your question was not restricted to what XMPP clients can do today.

Marvin
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Re: [Standards] Formatting Use Cases

2017-10-29 Thread Sam Whited 
On October 29, 2017 3:55:48 AM CDT, "Marvin Gülker"  
wrote:
>When I explain complex things to people, it's occasionally helpful to
>colourise parts of the message differently; a pre-defined colour
>palette
>is absolutely sufficient for that.

In retrospect my example was poor. I need to know *why* this is helpful. What 
do you do with the formatting? How is it helpful?

On a more specific note: what do you do in most messengers that don't let you 
use formatting?

—Sam
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Re: [Standards] Formatting Use Cases

2017-10-29 Thread Marvin Gülker 
Am 28. October 2017 um 13:25 Uhr -0500 schrieb Sam Whited :
> To carry forward the formatting discussion, I'd like to collect some use
> cases from the community.

When I explain complex things to people, it's occasionally helpful to
colourise parts of the message differently; a pre-defined colour palette
is absolutely sufficient for that.

Marvin
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