Re: Bash – am I getting MAD here?

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2016-07-27 18:32 GMT+02:00 Ralf Mardorf <silver.bullet at zoho.com>:

> On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:28:09 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >consider to post your bashisms in a human readable formatting and to
> >send your mail in plain text only.
> >
> >Assumed you should use Evolution, then in the editor windows switch
> >from "Normal" to "Preformatted" before you paste the script.
> >
> >If you are using Claws, in the editor windows use Edit > Special paste
> >> Unwrapped.
> >
> >Other MUAs most likely allow to post scripts, too.
> >
> >You should expect that several people aren't willing to read something
> >formatted like this:
> >
> >* if [[ ${Path:0:1} != / ]]; then # Relative path.*
> >* echo "${PWD}/${Path}"*
> >* else # Absolute path.*
> >* echo "${Path}"*
> >* fi*
> >
> >You might claim, that your formatting is absolutely perfect, when
> >taking a look at the HTML formatted part.
> >
> >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users ->
> >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuUsersListFAQ ->
> >https://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/support/mailinglists/ :
> >
> >"HTML mail
> >
> >Avoid sending emails in HTML format, if possible. Some people may find
> >it more difficult to read or reply to these emails. Also, HTML email
> >takes up more space, so people with restricted Internet access will be
> >happier to receive plain text emails."
> >
> >At least I'm not willing to add the HTML plugin to my Claws mail and
> >the formatting of the plain text part is disgusting.
>
> PS: Take a look at the mailing list archive:
>
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2016-July/286374.html
>
> ;)
>
> This is the formatting a lot of users see by their MUAs too.
>

Sorry for having upset you and maybe other people as well. I should have
known this since I must have read that information when I, many years ago,
subscribed to this mailing list. I guess I just thought that HTML was
pretty much standard today and shouldn't be an issue, considering the fast
development in the computer world on many levels. I had this mail account
configured for plain text only until only a few years ago, I guess I should
have kept it that way. I actually don't remember changing it, maybe Google
did that for me (using the web interface of Gmail), but I'm not sure.


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg



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