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Article #20001Re: Help wanted: 'TEXT' definition
From: Joel West
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1987 00:56
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1987 00:56
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In article <7326@dartvax.UUCP>, earleh@dartvax.UUCP (Earle R. Horton) writes:
> I think it's a little late to insist that all 'TEXT' files be nice
> 'TEXT' files, but you can try if you want. Me, I love to embed
> formfeeds in the suckers for emphasis.
Unlike on an IBM PC, the Mac file type describes the contents of the
file. Therefore, if it doesn't meet Earle's requirements for a
"nice" text file, it shouldn't be 'TEXT', but should be something
else.
I agree, though, the CR-each-line or CR-each-paragraph variants exists,
but the latter is only for communicating word processors, not any of
the other programs that read or import text files.
--
Joel West (c/o UCSD)
Palomar Software, Inc., P.O. Box 2635, Vista, CA 92083
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