In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Henri
Sivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I know this issue has been discussed before, but it is still very
> difficult to write proper paragraphs with Editor...
>
> The main problems wrt. paragraphs are:
> * Editor doesn't use real paragraphs by default but dumps the text
> directly inside <body>
> * In a word processor one would press return once to insert a paragraph
> break. In Editor you have to press return twice! Pressing return only
> once inserts a forced like break.
> * If you are typing in a header and press return twice, Editor reverts
> to "Body Text" instead of starting a new paragraph.
>
> Since these are design decisions instead of accidental bugs, I am
> starting discussion here. Is there any chance the defaults could be
> changed so that:
> * "Paragraph" would be the default block mode (IMO "Body Text" could be
> removed altogether.)
> * Pressing return *once* would insert a paragraph break (word processors
> work like this)
> * Pressing return in a heading would close the heading and starts a new
> paragraph (word processors work like this)
>
> These changes would facilitate writing HTML the way intended in the spec.
>
> (I have written a document about working around the problems, but I
> still think doing the Right Thing should be the default. The document is
> at: http://www.hut.fi/u/hsivonen/moz-editor.html)
At the moment there is no seperate set of behaviors for the HTML
Composer Editor vs the HTML Messenger Mail Compose Editor. They are the
same editor.
Mail Compose is used much more by NS6 and mozilla users, so we
concentrated on getting the behavior right for these folks. These folks
expect a single return press to correspond to a single new line. They
also expect to be able to click on any empty line and begin typing
there. Neither of these goals are compatible with using paragraphs by
default.
In the future we will may have some seperate behaviors choosable for the
HTML Composer, to make life easier for those using it to build web pages
instead of type email. But that's a ways off.
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