On Jun 13, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > > List rules or no, after a decade it is nice to see rich text used on LEM to > effectively communicate. Notice how the color bars pop out the relevant > words and emphasize the salient points.
No, I didn't notice it at all, since my mail client is set to show the plain text alternative, when possible. (Fortunately most mail clients also send the plain text in addition to the rich text.) I have to read way too much email every day to put up with the visual garbage that typically accompanies 'rich text' mail to warrant leaving it on. I've seen enough jumping smiley gifs, blink tags, ornate backgrounds, alien color schemes, ransom note styling and incomprehensible 2-point font messages (thank you SO MUCH, MS Outlook!) to last a lifetime. Heck I had enough after the first three such messages I got...bad flashbacks to the dawn of the Desktop Publishing age... NEVER assume that when you send out your carefully crafted rich text message, the recipient is seeing what you see, so make your *words* comprehensible...do not rely on styling alone. This has been a public service message from: The Organization of Cranky Old Sysadmins. Our Motto: 'Get off my LAN, you kids!' :-) -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
