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Re: text/paragraph or wrap=yes/no

1998-03-13 13:12:20
On 3/13/98 at 10:59 AM -0600, Ned Freed wrote:

I don't see the compatibility problem because it seems to me any compliant
display must deal with arbitrary length because we've never specified a
length -- unless we decide that 80 columns was implied all along or such.
That's OK, but lets be up front about it.

I disagree with your assessment that this is the nature of compliant
diplays. As such, I disagree that this requirement can be dropped.

Are you saying that a compliant display is only one that chops off lines
that are greater than it's maximum screen real estate if it is less than 80
columns? I thought you denied that some time ago.

(This, BTW, is what I meant when I said wrap=yes is "too easy" in and of
itself. I knew this that this requirement would need to be added and I knew
the folks at Qualcomm would object to it.)

Unless I misunderstand what you are saying, I don't object to wrap=yes nor
the requirement that senders must be able to generate short lines. What do
you think I'm objecting to?

pr
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