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Hi Ben,

@15-Jan-2003, 17:04 Ben Keeley [BK] in
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>>> Does anyone else have problems with the auto format when do
>>> lists?

>> Yes, that is why I normally have Auto Format off. It can be
>> easily toggled with Shift+Ctrl+F when needed.

BK> Is there a specific reason the bat behaves like this as appose
BK> to other email clients?

Yes. Because the default message editor is WordStar compatible. It
uses hard and not soft formatting and recomputes paragraph wrapping
by using blank lines to delimit paragraphs.

Lists have no interceding blank lines and cannot be differentiated
as separate paragraphs. When auto-format is on, lists will be auto
wrapped.

The new 1.63 beta introduces an experimental Windows style editor
that uses soft formatting. You won't catch me using it - I like to
know that what I see in the message edit window is what will be
sent :-), but it may suit some newcomers.

This may be a shame, because many newcomers that at first complained
and kicked against the way the editor works are now devout fans of
what is actually a very appropriate editor for the purpose. It has a
learning curve and needs a bit of "getting used to", but that's not
always a bad thing.

- --
Cheers -- .\\arck D Pearlstone -- List moderator
TB! v1.63 Beta/3 on Windows 2000 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2
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