On Thursday, September 21, 2000, 2:16:21 PM, A. wrote:
ML>> What can you do? Forbidding them to use proportional fonts in
ML>> TB won't stop them.
> My fixed width font advocacy is not confined to TB! but
> encompasses all discourse in plain text based messaging. It's a
> good standard to follow. It avoids mistakes. It avoids having to
> point out anything to anyone. Even those who never learn will get
> it right. :-)
I tip my hat to you. I'm afraid, however, you're fighting an
impossible battle. Just as mouse, GUI, multimedia on web sites,
proportional font is here to stay, whether we like it or not.
I see no chance for other email programs to change their default
settings, and their users' tendency of using them (either out of
default or by preference). Nor could I foresee a law banning
proportional fonts in email. So the relevant focus of such
discussion (on this list) would come down to whether TB should
support proportional fonts or not. And I would say it should, though
I won't be upset if it's not high on RIT's priority list. :)
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Best regards,
Ming-Li
The Bat! 1.47 Beta/5 | Win2k SP1
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