In <v04204c0fb325d8d07130(_at_)129(_dot_)46(_dot_)158(_dot_)108> Randall
Gellens <randy(_at_)qualcomm(_dot_)com> writes:
At 2:35 PM +0000 3/15/99, Charles Lindsey wrote:
What I am proposing merely requires a count of the SPACE characters at the
beginning of the line (with some allowance for TABs), to be counted AFTER
the '>' have been removed, but then treated in precisely the same way
(i.e. count them, remove them, wrap the line, and put them back).
What you suggest does sound useful. But I would still prefer to
advance Format=Flowed in its present, minimalist state, and see if it
gains acceptance. If it does, and there is interest in doing more,
I'd be happy to pursue extensions such as your proposal or proletext
or something else. (Note that your suggestion does conflict with the
space-stuffing rule.)
But wouldn't you then have to invent a new parameter, "Format=Superflowed"
for messages conforming to the new format? And would it not be better to
ensure that the present space-stuffing rule did not get in the way of this
suggested extension (actually, I think it probably does not, but it should
be thought about).
Proletext, OTOH is a much bigger thing. I think it would have to be a
whole new text type.
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