> hi Hugo, > > * Hugo Roy <[email protected]> [2010-03-30 17:34:21 +0200]: > >> When you attach a file to an email, please make sure that your >> correspondent will be able to read your files correctly. It is a basic >> principle of courtesy. There is an easy way to make sure it is possible: >> use open standards. If you do so, your correspondent will have the >> possibility to choose which program he or she wants. > > Perhaps it would be good to have a list of different attachements. For > example: > - Text: Include it directly in the e-mail. If it has more formating > there are other options like html, tex, rtf, odt, ...
it has more formating -> it needs more formating ? Somebody already made the point that often formating isn't needed even if it's already present and accessibility / portability / bigger audience might be more interesting. On the other hand. RTF is open in any way ? It's been ages since I last tried but I think not even one version of MS Office could open another version of MS Office rtf docs correctly. Let alone third party apps. It had a published especification by a single party that changed it with every revision of some of its software. > - Audio: Use ogg vorbis, or if you need a better quality flac. > - Images: ... > That's if you can't do anything better than attach huge files to mails, but that's probably another story. > Beside that I like the text. > Me too, thanks. And for me the page at http://documentfreedom.org/Open_Standards is well meant and in the right direction, but needs more work, in the lines of what was already pointed out in this list. I'm not sure I could really improve it and keep it simple and short. But tha twas another thread or the wiki, I guess... _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
