9/2/2020 7:50 AM Hi The,
On 9/1/2020 The Bat Beta wrote: >>> If I insert a hard line-break by hitting <Return> at the end of a >>> line and press <Tab> at the start of the next line, it means that I >>> want the text on that new line to start indented away from the >>> window edge. DvR> Heartily agreed! :-) S>> I'm afraid, you do not understand what plain text is - it's just a S>> raw text with no formatting hints other than characters with S>> variable widths and line breaks. DvR> To me, tabs, spaces, carriage returns and line feeds are part and parcel DvR> of 'plain text'. They should not be ignored, replaced or erased. DvR> (except maybe for any useless trailing tabs/spaces at the ends of lines) DvR> In the old days, plain text 'formatting' never led to any problems DvR> because all we had was fixed-width characters. And frankly, I think DvR> MicroED should not use any proportional fonts either. I don't see how DvR> it makes sense to use proportional fonts in a plain-text editor. DvR> A text file that truly has no formatting at all -just endless lines DvR> that each represent a paragraph- used to be called 'flat text'. Again DvR> in the old days, if you were writing a book or an article, you often DvR> had to submit flat text so that an editor could import it in his DvR> publishing software and format it himself. S>> Tabs have no meaning for plain text with variable width characters S>> because there is no way to define tab stops. DvR> If no other tab size has been set, it should default to 8 spaces wide. S>> Paragraph indents and margins cannot be defined for plain S>> text either. DvR> They can, simply by indenting the text with tabs and/or spaces! DvR> Provided that you use a fixed font, of course! :] S>> If you want to use all this typography stuff in email, S>> you have to use HTML at least, DvR> Boo, hiss! HTML is an attachment, not e-mail. Shame on Microsoft for DvR> foisting HTML upon us. DvR> I hope that MicroEd in The Bat v9 will work just like it does in v8. It DvR> isn't perfect but at least it does allow for some basic forma^H^H^H^H^H DvR> structuring. Well said! - -- Paul 32bit TB 9.2.2.7 (BETA) Windows 7 Pro 7600 No IMAP No OTFE ________________________________________________________ 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
