Ah, this takes me back. On 07 Jun 2002, I wrote on this list (at the conclusion of a long rant):
["htmlText" is an excellent method of representing the content and style of a field] in so far as it fully represents every aspect that can currently be set for text in a field. It's a great shortcut; without it one would have to (as we used to do in HC) write functions that check the attributes of text
> character by character. But ... I regret somewhat that it is formatted as a
kind of 'cod' HTML ... At the end of this I think I have a new request: introduce a new term as a synonym for "htmlText", and make it the preferred name. If "formattedText" hadn't already been taken, that would be good. The "richText" might make people think it was going to be RTF; how about "the styledtext"?
(and Dar was kind enough to reply - to the concept, not any of the specific terminology suggestions -
I like this.
) Tragically - I word I use in purely ironic mood, given the shape of the world - this exchange came just one month before Bugzilla opened for business, so naturally I never entered the suggestion. But if I was on a decent internet connection at the moment, I'd do it now. Ben Rubinstein | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cognitive Applications Ltd | Phone: +44 (0)1273-821600 http://www.cogapp.com | Fax : +44 (0)1273-728866 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
