Hi David. I apologize for having taken you post harshly. Was getting a little frustrated, I guess. :-)
Yes, of course I put in my own returns. That's proper typing; whether on paper, in a computer window, or so it might be printed at the other end. To do otherwise is, I'm sorry to say, a laziness induced by word processing programs that do the job for you, if you let it. But it had never made it proper. But as the "Hanagan" test post demonstrates, all can be pure sweetness and light for everyone if there is simply no unrealistic restriction placed for no good reason. I still agree that there should be a maximum "out there" somewhere. But just not at a point that is less than one would type a normal letter. I do appreciate your clarifying your disposition, and again, apologize if I came off as a bit terse. Wish you well, ht ////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ On 11/24/03, david.gordon wrote: >tass wrote on Sun 23 Nov 2003 at 15:39 -0700 > >>If you'd been following the thread, actually reading all, this >>question would never have come to mind. > >There is a slight danger of the above being seen as offensive. I have >been following and reading this whole thread. I asked the question >because I am polite, would never assume and like to check the facts >before commenting. > >>But the answer is: >>Of course not. > >So you're not adding extra line breaks into your emails? That's not the >impression I got from your answer to Marlyse Comte; > >>>Are you manually entering line-feeds in your paragraphs? >>> >>>>Absolutely. > >[back to your message] > >>Any and all weirdness viewed in these emails is strictly the >>fault of PM not allowing me to type my emails as I have elsewhere >>for many years. > >I think the people here, including myself, are saying that maybe you are >working in an odd way. Adding line breaks is odd. Its not the accepted >way of working because its not needed. Doesn't mean you can't but to >blame your tools for the weird way your message turns out is wrong. > >>That "toe the line and do as I have set forth for you to do" >>attitude is exactly why I left the Microsoft world behind. > >Perhaps there's nothing wrong with the Microsoft world. Perhaps it works >just fine for those who learn how to and use it correctly. Is it at all >possible that you are trying to force MS to work in your unconventional >way and that might be the reason you are leaving it behind? > >Lots of people here are trying to help you out. It seems to me you have a >fixed way of working and aren't persuaded by the arguments that you are >at odds with the rest, not just this group, of the world's way of writing >emails. I think if you can't see that now, if you rally really want to >try to format your email correspondence like a paper letter, PowerMail is >not for you. Go and try Mail.app where you can compose rich text mail. Or >even have a go at Mailsmith. With its vast array of preferences I'm sure >you'll be able to wrap text at 120 or whatever characters. > >>And I don't "claim" anything. I merely state as I know it to be. > >I don't know if that was aimed at me, if so it went over my head. > >-- >david.gordon > > >
