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


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