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From: minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: rich text --- example
Message-ID: <1990Dec7.103206.13550@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 7 Dec 90 10:32:06 GMT
References: <683@storm.UUCP>
Organization: Oklahoma State University
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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.
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