Winship wrote:
 
> As to plain ascii last, I have to disagree.  It should be done in plain
> ascii first as that is what everyone can use and *then* be converted to ...
> I know I'm a minority in this, even my wife violently disagrees with me
 
Why would you be in a minority?  Plain ascii is obviously the way to go.  Why
on earth would one NEED the fancy schmancy formatting?  It's nice to have it
offered so you don't need to go through the file in your word processor and
underline this or bold up that or italicize t'other, I suppose, but what you
really need is the manual so you can GET it without having to jump through all
sorts of hoops.
 
The formatting is the hot fudge sauce and the whipped cream, the sprinkles and
the cherry on top.  They're nice, but start with the ice cream underneath,
let's.  Plain vanilla ascii is always nice.
 
> Pete W. says you should start calling me A-Pain-In-The-ASCII, no butts about
> it. (sorry Pete, too good not to share.)
 
Ouch.
 
> Douglas
 
Mario Rups
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