[pct-l] Hard returns [OT]

[Tortoise]

For your information, apparently the hard returns you insert cause your 
message to break up into unusual line when the messages are forwarded by 
the listserv.

Beyond that, your problem in viewing the messages relates to the method 
and program you choose to view the messages. So it is your choice how 
you resolve your difficulty. I think it is an unreasonable imposition on 
the rest of us to have us manually format messages for you to view the 
way you choose and at the same time then screwing up the format for 
other readers.

Tortoise

Because truth matters"



Wes Rose wrote:
> Hi Tortoise,
> For the benefit of those who, like me, access the list online, I incorporate 
> a 'hard return' when creating
> emails to the list so that the post is legible and properly formatted.  Just 
> a little cyber-courtesy if you will.
>
> I access the PCT-L online, not by downloading emails.  When viewing the 
> PCT-L online, some posts are formatted
> to fit within the OE window, while other posts continue in a single sentence 
> far beyond the right margin.  I am certain
> that a few bemused readers can explain why this occurs, but I am not one of 
> them.  Reading unformatted posts is a real
> pain.  I appear to be one of the minority in this community who do not 
> download PCT-L content via email, such as you
> do.  My current solution is to copy and paste an interesting unformatted 
> post onto a blank MS Word document, which
> resolves the formatting problem.
> Kindly,
> Wes
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tortoise" <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
> To: "Wes Rose" <wb104475 at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hard returns [OT]
>
>
>   
>> that is a problem with your email program.
>>
>> I used ThunderBird and it does NOT properly wrap some emails. It is a 
>> ThunderBird defect, not the sender's.
>>
>> Tortoise
>>
>> Because truth matters"
>>
>>
>>
>> Wes Rose wrote:
>>     
>>> Have you ever noticed that some posts to the PCT-L exceed the right 
>>> margin and continue on and on and on, far past the right margin?  And if 
>>> you're accessing the PCT-L online (rather than downloading via email), it 
>>> can take up to 36 minutes (slight exaggeration to make a point) to read 
>>> one post simply because you constantly have to scroll and read, scroll 
>>> and read, scroll and read?  This happens because the author of the post 
>>> allows the text to "wrap" instead of hitting the return key at the end of 
>>> each sentence.  If you depress the return key at the end of each sentence 
>>> (like typing on a typewriter), your post will NOT go on and on and on for 
>>> a mile, but will instead be properly formatted and OH so much easier to 
>>> read online.  Seriously.  Hard Return.  Try it!
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