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Text reflow woes (or: I want bullets back!)y

Brian Evans b__m__e at mailfence.com

Wed Jan 22 22:51:37 GMT 2020

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Solderpunk write's:
> I think this is, in fact, the smallest possible change to the current
> spec-spec which solves my original complaint without sacrificing support
> for arbitrary screen width.

I am FOR eliminating text reflow (ala RFC 1896) and AGAINST a specific hard wrap number (other than the viewport itself). Which is to say: I thinkyour proposal is a good compromise that _does_ improve the spec and makesthings more clear.


The issue of lists and such is still open, but I have come around onthat slightly. Solderpunk, via e-mail, pointed out that lists and headerscan provide more varied and flexible display in graphical clients... and Ihad not thought of things in terms of graphical clients. That makes senseto me. So long as it is not a mandate, but an optional part of the spec, Iwithdraw my objection.