Jeff has written:
> I maintain my FAQ and my web pages to be viewed on text only terminals,
> since they are the lowest common denominator, and now everyone has Mosiac,
> Netscape, MSIE, Cello, etc. Some are stull stuck with Lynx over a 300
> baud modem; and there's no reason to leave them out... and using the
> argumnent that they are such a small percentage is no reason to do shoddy
> work.
Yes, indeed, text in proportional typefaces with graphics is
limited only by the talent and imagination of the designer.
Go for it, and I'll be the first to applaud.
My comments referred only to ASCII, most likely displayed in
a monospaced screen font.
> So the publuishing world may live with 60 characters, but we're not
> publishing here.
No, no, only the unpublished hard-copy scripts. What used to
be typewritten. I see ASCII on screen as analogous to
that kind of copy.
> We're making text documents available to the general
> public; and as far as I am concerned, in the text only world of character
> based terminals, 75 characters is the norm, not 60.
To the extent that you're presenting a finished product, not
merely text, it's yours to design as creatively as your
talent leads you.
Regards,
Vicki
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