simsong@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Simson L. Garfinkel) (12/07/90)
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{\f0\fs24\fi0\li0\ql\gray0 For all of the excitement, I have a hard idea understand what's really }
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{\f0\b\fs24\fi0\li0\ql\gray0 I think that this is quite readable in regular ASCII}
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Oh well. To each his own.\
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}bostrov@storm.UUCP (Vareck Bostrom) (12/07/90)
In article <4271@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> simsong@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Simson L. Garfinkel) writes:
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I like it! Beautiful! So, when is that RTF newsreader going to be
ready?
- Vareck
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich) (12/07/90)
by bostrov@storm.UUCP (Vareck Bostrom): > [Rich Text} > > I like it! Beautiful! So, when is that RTF newsreader going to be > ready? I thought that looked horribly ugly. Is RTF _really_ necessary at this time? How about something a little more useful to the vast majority of USENET readers who are using character based software/hardware? I've always liked the idea of having some _readable_ standards to add some style to this text. For example: _your text here_ ==> italicized or underlined text *my words here* ==> bold or high intensity text ``quoted text'' ==> real quotes :-) ==> a REAL smiley face ``_*quote*_'' :-) ==> a really funny quote Unlike the proposed RTF, this is readily readable by anyone. In addition, people can post from ASCII terminals and still have the neat effects preserved. I fear having some sort of RTF would cause misinterpretations of posts because I may not be able to see your emphasized words. Lastly, my way can also be useful on existing terminals. So instead of buying a NeXT (?), a simple upgrade of your favorite news reader would do the trick. -- |_ /| | Robert Minich | |\'o.O' | Oklahoma State University| "Get bent." |=(___)= | minich@d.cs.okstate.edu | -- Bart Simpson | U | - Ackphtth |
bb@condo.cis.ufl.edu (Brian Bartholomew) (12/11/90)
In article <1990Dec7.103206.13550@d.cs.okstate.edu> minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich) writes: > _your text here_ ==> italicized or underlined text > *my words here* ==> bold or high intensity text > ``quoted text'' ==> real quotes > :-) ==> a REAL smiley face > ``_*quote*_'' :-) ==> a really funny quote Good points he makes. Anyone want to write the TeX macros or whatever to enbolden *bold*, italicize _Book Title_, and suitably quote ``quote'', for a suitably modified newsreader? -- "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Bartholomew UUCP: ...gatech!uflorida!mathlab.math.ufl.edu!bb University of Florida Internet: bb@math.ufl.edu