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On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:30:22 -0700, Ming-Li wrote:
ML> Ok, so some people never learn.
Or they can forget. It can be a simple oversight.
ML> What can you do? Forbidding them to use proportional fonts in TB
ML> won't stop them.
My fixed width font advocacy is not confined to TB! but encompasses all
discourse in plain text based messaging. It's a good standard to follow.
It avoids mistakes. It avoids having to point out anything to anyone.
Even those who never learn will get it right. :-)
ML> They use OE (or Eudora, or whatever) anyway. Not supporting
ML> proportional fonts in TB won't stop you from receiving such mail. If
ML> TB support proportional fonts, then at least you'll have the option
ML> to try to guess what fonts they use (Arial or Times New Roman
ML> mostly) and adjust the view accordingly.
This is what happens when proportional fonts are made optional. An
impossible scenario arises.
ML> If TB wants to be really careful and prevent less-sophisticated
ML> users from sending such mail, then set the default fonts for the
ML> editing window to mono fonts should be enough, while allowing people
ML> to use proportional fonts for viewing mail.
This is what I think is ideal. I see no reason why the message viewer
should be made to use only fixed width fonts. Viewing messages has
nothing to do with anyone else but the user. What font they use is
purely up to them. However, composing and sending messages is another
thing.
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