Hello Stefan,
S>>> That's the idea actually - to switch to HTML from plain text
S>>> automatically once any HTML-specific feature is required.
>> Sounds like a nice feature, but can it be turned off too?
>> And do users keep the option of setting format (plain text or html) manually?
ST> Well, it means adding a new option. Why do you think it's needed? If
presence of formatting toolbars makes you worry, this can be optional, but what
can be harmful in automatic changing format?
* What's bothering me with the current situation, is that there are duplicate
icons on the tool bar. Some of which don't even work.
* If the user wants to stay with plain text, he does not know right now, which
buttons to avoid. Some change the format to HTML, some don't.
* Moreover the formatting option that invoked the switch to HTML is not applied
right away; at the moment the user has to press the Bold-button twice: the
first performs the switch to HTML, the second makes the font bold.
* I'm not quite sure: In the past, was inserting a symbol only possible in HTML
editor? Now it performs a switch.
* Also formatting options that were possible in Microed in 9.3.4.2 now perform
an editor switch (Upper Case, lower case, invert case and Capitalize) without
actually applying the selected option afterwards.
Even with the issues mentioned above getting fixed in upcoming releases I have
mixed feeling towards it. For people that mostly write HTML-Mails this feature
has no advantage. People that mostly write text mails might probably be annoyed
by it.
How about a dialogue before an automatic switch to HTML ("This feature
requires changing the mail format to HTML. Do you want to switch to the HTML
Editor?") Maybe with a checkbox "Do not ask me again".
Best regards,
mse
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