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The definition of "text" itself is quite vague. Is a code sample text? What about a series of code samples intercalated with common language descriptions? What
by tsimionescu 9mo ago
The definition of "text" itself is quite vague. Is a code sample text? What about a series of code samples intercalated with common language descriptions? What about a numbered list? What about a poem?
Also, just because I send some text as HTML doesn't prevent in any way the receiver from formatting that however they want. I'm just adding some display hints, that their email client may or may not ignore.
- carlosjobim 9mo agoWhat about it? Your e-mail composer will tell you when you put something in your message which isn't plaintext and offer to convert your message to HTML for you to keep writing it.
- tsimionescu 9mo agoYou were claiming earlier that one shouldn't add formatting to their email, such as emphasizing using italics as it is the recipient who should decide how to format the email text. This is a completely different discussion from whether email that does happen to only require plain text should be sent as plain text or HTML.
- carlosjobim 9mo agoI should have expressed myself better. If plaintext is adequate for an e-mail, then it should be plaintext. That's what I suggested. Of course, if you need to use other features, such as the italics you mention, then plaintext doesn't cut it.
- tsimionescu 9mo agoThat makes sense then, sorry for the misunderstanding!