> On Nov 25, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know iOS mail but in macmail it's mail->preferences->composing-> > message format=plain text
If you're talking about the Apple supplied email client, there's no such thing as "macmail" … it is Mail.app on macOS, usually just written as Mail. And the "Rich Text" vs "Plain Text" form of mail can be chosen on the fly by typing "command-shift-T". That keyboard command toggles between them, and flips back and forth on the Toolbar icons for same that you can configure into your message editing window. On iOS and iPadOS, the Mail app does not include the ability to switch from plain text to rich text (or vice versa), it defaults to plain text for any simple text stream, but switches to rich text with html encapsulation if it encounters any links or formatting. The latest versions evaluate any html link and wrap a preview around it even if no other formatting is applied. So far the "enclose links in angle brackets" trick does not pass the PDML server for me… and that's the ONLY place it doesn't work, it seems to work on every other plain text only mailing list I subscribe to. Twisty stuff. > My macmail grief is that it keeps insisting on "correcting" my spelling > rather than just advising that it thinks it's wrong with a red underline. > That is supposed to be on OS setting under system preferences->keyboard, but > macmail seems to be ducking well ignoring that. This works perfectly well on my iPads and iPhone when typing a message in Mail: Settings > General > Keyboard Auto-Correction set to OFF Check Spelling set to ON In macOS Mail, use the Mail menu system to configure spell checking as you desire it... Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Correct Spelling Automatically :: check OFF Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Check Spelling > While Typing :: check ON … That gets the behavior you want. Fun fun fun. I mostly post to PDML from macOS Mail and have no problems doing so if I toggle it to plain text before I send; I keep Rich Text set in the Mail Settings because most everything other than a couple of mailing lists is fine with rich text now. It seems with the latest iOS/iPadOS Mail app, I'll restrict myself to simple msgs with no html links … or I'll find another email app that works with my existing Apple email server accounts and allows me to force plain text sends. There are a few possibles out there. G — No matter where you go, there you are. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
