On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 01:06:48PM -0400, Mark H. Wood wrote: > On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 07:32:03PM -0600, Akkana Peck wrote: > > Derek Martin writes: > > > Your only option for this which would have widespread support would > > > be HTML. It is *possible* to generate such messages and send them > > > with Mutt. It's just not very easy or user-friendly. > > > > I agree (and the thread you reference is very worthwhile reading). > > But be warned that people who are used to doing everything in Word > > documents might not be as amenable to HTML as you might think. > > ... > > Well, yes. I think it's helpful to keep in mind the distinction > between revisable and final formats. > > Things like .docx and ODF are designed for revisable documents. > Share these when you want collaborative editing or annotation. IMHO > these are very poor formats for distributing finalized documents. > > Things like HTML and PDF are designed for finalized documents. Share > these when you just need to disseminate a completed work. Altering > documents in these formats is a matter for experts, and some in your > audience may not be that kind of experts. > > It's easy to edit documents in a revisable format until they are > satisfactory, and then render the finished content in a final format > (or multiple final formats) for publication.
Good point Mark. And certainly my need is distribution of a finalized document. I've kinda decided to create the 2 columns of seating assignments using a text editor and shell tools. This will be the main part of the email msg body. That will also be pasted into an "odt" document, some formatting and boiler plate added, then exported as a "pdf" for attachment to the email. Thanks for all your input. Jon -- Jon H. LaBadie j...@labadie.us 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (703) 935-6720 (C)
