Raphael Proust <raphla...@gmail.com> writes: >>> HTML is the most "logical" approach for formatting. >> >> What? > > Not sure. It actually looks like a troll whistle… I think it is a > troll whistle.
No, it's not a troll whistle. I can get a troll bugle if I need to. 1. This deserves some explanation: If you were going to translate Troff commands for email , would you typeset these into... a. PDF? - Yes, you could, people might get annoyed opening attachment every single time. Same on TIFF or PNG. b. PS ? - Uh? c. HP LaserJet Printer Commands - Uh? Uh? d. Text - Looking at man pages, it adds a lot of terminal commands, it would not look nice in email. e. HTML that's probably the "better" choice to typeset *output* for email from troff considering the alternatives. Yes, "but why don't you write in plain text". Good question. 2. Kurt, I misread you and I apologize. This is the email I was referring to. >> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 01:21:40PM +0100, hiro wrote: >> > typesetting? raw text can be typeset just fine with a keyboard. not >> > sure what you're really up to. >> > >> >> It is suckless answer to HTML email. >> > It might as well *be* HTML email. Because it is. A rose of any other name is... -- Luis Anaya papo anaya aroba hot mail punto com "Do not use 100 words if you can say it in 10" - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
