On 04/08/2010 07:47 AM, Richard Shockey wrote:
> That was what I had in mind when I started this thread or maybe
> configuration options for push of new WG drafts. 
> 
> No browser including Safari displays ASCII text well and that has been my
> ultimate objection.

I've got to really question what you mean by well. It's been perhaps a
decade since I printed an rfc and virtually every one of them that I've
read since has been in a browser. fwiw I use the same fixes width font
when viewing them there as I do when composing this email or editing a
draft but that's not exactly hard to achieve.

> It drives me nuts that I have to print out all new
> drafts to actually read them ( sorry HP ). If the app could convert the
> ASCII to something that allow for different fonts and auto repagination
> display that would be totally wonderful. That function alone has been one of
> the huge drivers for tablet devices as Amazon's own market analysis has
> determined. Its very very age skewed to the over 40 crowd. That is why I'm
> totally sold on the .epub format. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob
> Evans
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 12:40 PM
> To: Ole Jacobsen
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Ok .. I want my IETF app for my iPad ..
> 
>> Display RFCs?
>>
>> Doesn't this new toy of yours already have a browser?
> 
> I was idly thinking of this a few days ago.  An app for the iPad that
> will sync across RFCs and I-Ds for offline viewing would be quite
> useful.
> 
> Rob
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