Re: [Zim-wiki] Why isn't it possible to underline text
On 01/10/2015 07:51 PM, ZP wrote: On Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:46:08 -0700 ZP zukepr...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:47:27 +0100 Udo Weik weikeng...@aol.com wrote: I'm realy astonished that it isn't possible to underline text. Any comments? -- Very simple. Claws mail is a plain text only client. If you want to compose in html (i.e., using bold, italics, underline, etc.) then you'll need another e-mail client (Evolution, Thunderbird, Outlook, and so on.) There's a growing trend to get back to old school...which is the new school, and rightly so. Plain text is simpler to read and produces smaller e-mails. If I need to emphasize a word or phrase, then I'll just bracket it in asterisks, *like so*. With the advent and popularity of markdown, I wouldn't be surprised to see the adaptation of markdown interpreters to show some formatting, while retaining simple plain text. Even without that functionality, you'll find the markdown format guidelines can actually help you produce better text email. Have a look: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax LOL!!! Disregard Udo. I thought I was on the Claws-Mail list. I'm such a dork! Hahopefully I didn't confuse you there. What's really funny is that the answer is still more-or-less the same, at least in sprite. :-) Later, JP |:::==|--- JP Vossen, CISSP|:::==| http://bashcookbook.com/ My Account, My Opinions |=| http://www.jpsdomain.org/ |=|--- ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki Post to : zim-wiki@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Zim-wiki] Why isn't it possible to underline text
On Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:47:27 +0100 Udo Weik weikeng...@aol.com wrote: I'm realy astonished that it isn't possible to underline text. Any comments? -- Very simple. Claws mail is a plain text only client. If you want to compose in html (i.e., using bold, italics, underline, etc.) then you'll need another e-mail client (Evolution, Thunderbird, Outlook, and so on.) There's a growing trend to get back to old school...which is the new school, and rightly so. Plain text is simpler to read and produces smaller e-mails. If I need to emphasize a word or phrase, then I'll just bracket it in asterisks, *like so*. With the advent and popularity of markdown, I wouldn't be surprised to see the adaptation of markdown interpreters to show some formatting, while retaining simple plain text. Even without that functionality, you'll find the markdown format guidelines can actually help you produce better text email. Have a look: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki Post to : zim-wiki@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Zim-wiki] Why isn't it possible to underline text
On Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:46:08 -0700 ZP zukepr...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:47:27 +0100 Udo Weik weikeng...@aol.com wrote: I'm realy astonished that it isn't possible to underline text. Any comments? -- Very simple. Claws mail is a plain text only client. If you want to compose in html (i.e., using bold, italics, underline, etc.) then you'll need another e-mail client (Evolution, Thunderbird, Outlook, and so on.) There's a growing trend to get back to old school...which is the new school, and rightly so. Plain text is simpler to read and produces smaller e-mails. If I need to emphasize a word or phrase, then I'll just bracket it in asterisks, *like so*. With the advent and popularity of markdown, I wouldn't be surprised to see the adaptation of markdown interpreters to show some formatting, while retaining simple plain text. Even without that functionality, you'll find the markdown format guidelines can actually help you produce better text email. Have a look: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax LOL!!! Disregard Udo. I thought I was on the Claws-Mail list. I'm such a dork! Hahopefully I didn't confuse you there. :D ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki Post to : zim-wiki@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
