2009/4/7 Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net>: > What I would consider a big difficulty with flat text is exactly that it is > flat. There are lots of times, in my experience, when a graphic, > particularly captured ones, can lead to much faster and smarter solution. I > think this list may allow them, but it seems at a delay.
The problem lies not with plain text but how people write text. If one structures their e-mails properly it does not make any difference if it is in plain text or rtf/html. rtf/html also do not guarantee that your indentation is displayed properly. So if one want to keep using html/rtf I would recommend using a pastebin. > My experience is > the opposite of yours with forums. I use Yahoo Groups fairly often. Although > I don't like the advertising present there, which is pretty minimal, they at > least something of a cross between graphics and text. One can upload images > for examination by others. Some forums and all YGs even allow videos. I've > even used videos to solve some hardware problems. If you need to show your code with proper indentation and syntax highligthing use a pastebin. Also there are many places where one can upload (for free) pictures and videos which then can be linked to in the message. > Maybe mail lists should be > divided into segments. Say, one for people who use text and others for > whatever media they are comfortable with. And this accomplishes that tutors will have to read multiple lists and keep track of which list they are tutoring. If I was one of them I would refuse. It also does not solve the problem highlighted earlier. So I agree with Bob that on *mailing lists* plain text is the preferred format. But other formats should not be _rejected_ as this would scare away potential pythoniasts which goes against the gaol of the mailing list. Anyhow, this discussion has gone way off topic and I suggest all to drop it as it will only lead to flame wars. Greets Sander A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor