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Article #2583Re: Advice on style for contributions to rec.games.bridge
From: David Stevenson
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:59
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:59
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BBO expert wrote
>JοΏ½rgen R. wrote:
>>
>>>Note that if its columns don't line up then your news program
>>> needs setting to fixed font!
>>>
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Brd: 1 S KT83 Pairs | W N E S
>...
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Not sufficient. I am looking at this in 'Windows Mail' (Vista mailer),
>> fixed font, and
>> the layout is not aligned. The problem seems to be the interpretation of
>> the spaces:
>> The more spaces the farther the vertical bar is to the left.
>> It used to be true, and may still be, that some sending programs compact
>> successive
>> spaces, e.g. 4 spaces become 1 tab, which then leads to inconsistencies.
>
>Well, it's clearly not the "sending" program, as I saw the original and your
>response with everything neatly aligned. If Windows Mail can't manage to
>treat fixed fonts properly, it's Windows Mail's problem.
This and other problems mentioned come from not using dedicated
newsreaders. But there is no obvious solution, apart from getting a
proper newsreader.
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