Re: How your type looks ...

[John Moulder <jmoulder@post.its.mcw.edu>]

> A lot of messages come through that wrap alternately long and short 
> lines! 
>
> If messages were composed using a 10 pitch FIXED PITCH font - then it 
> should fit almost all screens that it is likely to be read on. 
> 

A more precise direction is to keep characters per line at 68 or less.  Many 
of the older e-mail systems wrap lines at 72 characters.

Keeping to 68 char/lines allows quoted text, as above, not to wrap.


John Moulder (jmoulder@its.mcw.edu)         Voice: 414-266-4670
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