[epub] Re: text editor v. word processors

[dhoughto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I understand the logic behind using hard returns after each line. 
I've tried several line lengths, but even going down to a 53 
character length I would still get the occasional odd line. As an 
experiment I removed all hard returns except those after each 
paragraph and sent it to a couple of email accounts I have, one using 
Yahoo, and the other Outlook. Low and behold they both came out 
perfectly formatted. 

What is the argument against this technique?

Thank you.
---
Darrell Houghton

--- In epub@y..., "Darlene Bishop" <dbishop@c...> wrote:
> Hi, Vicky...
> 
> (clip)
> Also, if you don't set your line to break at a certain
> character number (60-65 is best), your ezine is going to go
> all over the place for some people. Look at the line below
> and the difference in how it looks with various line length
> settings:
> 
> 60 Characters:
> 
> The quick brown fox jumped over something but I'm getting
> too old to remember what it was.
> 
> 65 Characters:
> The quick brown fox jumped over something but I'm getting
> too old
> to remember what it was.
> 
> 55 Characters:
> The quick brown fox jumped over something but I'm
> getting too old to remember what it was.
> 
> See where each line breaks? If you don't put those breaks in
> yourself, depending on your preferences, some of your
> readers will see things like this:
> 
> The quick brown fox jumped over something but I'm
> getting too old
> to remember what it was.
> 
> NOT attractive design.
> 
> The key to eliminate visual boredom is to use other means of
> dressing up your text. I wrote an article about this awhile
> back. You can get a copy of it from autoresponder by sending
> a blank email to plaintext@s... Hope this helps!
> 
> Darlene Bishop
> ChristianBookcase.com
> http://www.christianbookcase.com
> Inspirational Works from Inspirational Writers



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