On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 12:52 +0100, Alpár Jüttner wrote:
> > Brewster chimes in.
> >
> > Whether they realize it or not, it can also be very annoying for
> > their recipients who are among the security-conscious who have their
> > emailers optioned to *not* translate HTML.
> >
> > I do not believe HTML should be used in emails.
>
> Lots of people suggest this, but I've never heard a satisfactory advice
> on what to use instead. Could you tell me how to send someone say a
> simple table if not in HTML? In a .doc or .xls file? HTML is at least
> standardized, cross-platform and directly supported by contemporary mail
> clients and web-mail services.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alpar
>
$ elinks --dump tbl.html
With a normal border:
+--------------+
| First | Row |
|--------+-----|
| Second | Row |
+--------------+
With a thick border:
+--------------+
| First | Row |
|--------+-----|
| Second | Row |
+--------------+
With a very thick border:
+--------------+
| First | Row |
|--------+-----|
| Second | Row |
+--------------+
$ cat tbl.html
<html>
<body>
<h4>With a normal border:</h4>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>First</td>
<td>Row</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Second</td>
<td>Row</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>With a thick border:</h4>
<table border="8">
<tr>
<td>First</td>
<td>Row</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Second</td>
<td>Row</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>With a very thick border:</h4>
<table border="15">
<tr>
<td>First</td>
<td>Row</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Second</td>
<td>Row</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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