Re: [OT] Re: (0 == foo), rather than (foo == 0)

[Frank v Waveren <fvw@var.cx>]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 02:31:15PM -0500, David Ford wrote:
> >high resolution screen, perhaps even 400 columns. If you are
> >sending mail to somebody, you need to make sure it fits on
> >their page, not your page.
> And you have no idea what size screen they have.  Some text users I know 
> like to keep their screens at 60 chars so they can fit more terms on 
> their desktop.  Others have 100+ columns.  Let the end user flow the 
> text according to their own wishes.
> 
> Basic concept in good content presentation, you provide the content and 
> style, let the reader render it according to their page 
> characteristics.  Don't try to force everyone into 640x480, 72 columns, 
> or a particular text size.

This is good design, however horribly incompatible with the current
state of email/news postings. Luckily, a solution that doesn't break
anything has been found: If you want your text wrapped by the MUA, use
format=flowed in the content type header. Read RFC 2646.

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