Re: [orca-list] quoted text in thunderbird

[Garrett Klein <garrettklein comcast net>]

I don't have > in my list of spoekn punctuation.

Garrett

David E. Price wrote:
> Hermann wrote:
> > So there should be a ">" be presented, either by Orca or by TB. If
> > this isn't possible, we should think about the presentation seen by
> > Jaws, "block quote".
> > I clearly vote for the usual way with ">".
> > I oppose multiple choices in the preference page, please do not
> > complicate things without any need. TB should follow the standards.
>
> I would vote against using indicating the quoted text only at the start
> and end of the quotation (begin block quote and end block quote)
> because, if I am skimming down through a message it would be easier to
> miss than the disappearance of the '>' symbol.
>
> And, if the user is allowed to choose the symbol, and the default is a
> '>', then no one needs to worry about additional complexity. Personally,
> I prefer the '>' indicator, but I know many people who like to change
> it. I don't see that having the opportunity to change the symbol
> complicates anything for the average user.
>
> dave
>
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