Hallo Steve,
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:17:53 -0800 GMT (12.01.2000, 02:17 +0800 GMT),
Steve Lamb wrote:
>> I haven't followed the thread closely...so pardon me for asking this,
>> but can someone please tell me *why* again?
SL> Because a dedicated editor will always be better than an editor thrown in
SL> to be "good enough."
Many good editors have been written; trying to keep up with it while
further developing an (excellent) email client is like reinventing the
wheel while building an (excellent) car. Concentrate on design and
engine.
>> Email programs have enough problems with compatibility and following
>> standards without dragging non-standard editors into the foray.
SL> Who ever said non-standard editors? I have always stated that it was
SL> ASCII text. All of the editors that we've talked about have been for editing
SL> ASCII text.
I confirm I was talking about ASCII text editors. You might want to
use a non-standard editor, meaning the functionality, as long as the
output is: plain text. :-)
>> There also is the issue that not everyone will be able to read an
>> "edited" message, because believe it or not, not EVERYONE uses MS
>> Office products ;) Then some of your WSIWYG editing you were hoping
>> for, can get trashed by another programs translator.
"Edit" doesn't mean colours and fonts. It means you type, delete or add
letters or words etc. This thing I'm using to create this reply in TB,
is called an "editor", with which I am "editing" this very message. No
colours, fonts or other fancy stuff. ;-)
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