> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:09:11 +0300 > From: Shai Berger <s...@platonix.com> > Cc: Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> > > I have no argument with this, but I do think that in such cases it is > wrong for the app to pretend that it is still treating the text as > plain.
What is "plain text" in this context? Does, for example, text with bidi formatting controls count as "plain"? > If it is an email client, it should use a mime-type such as > (just inventing something here) "text/plain:ltr" instead of > "text/plain". As long as such mime-types don't exist, we cannot use them, right? > Emacs should have an LTR-defaulting "Log mode" for log > files, while keeping the UBA default for Text mode. That's exactly what Emacs does. > With the current definitions and FAQ, plain text is simply not a > viable option for intercahnge whenever BiDi is involved. The only > upside I see for them is, essentially, what Eli and Richard noted: The > possibility for improved performance in fringe use-cases. I > repeat/rephrase my original question: I don't think those use cases are fringe, FWIW.