[Petal] Question about Petal::Mail, aka stupid P::M tricks

[Jean-Michel Hiver]

>The <pre> wrap, albeit a shortcut,
>looks like it could still be viable quick way to use XML email as if it
>were a plain text file.
>
The problem, you see, is when you have a ${variable}. If ${variable} was 
"some very very very long text", then your text would go beyond the 
recommended maximum 68 characters.

When you use <p> tags, Petal::Mail wraps the resulting text for you, 
much like a web browser would do. When you use <pre>, it doesn't (again, 
much like a web browser).

The format=flowed is just a way of telling software such as mozilla mail 
"actually, you can wrap this text depending on the size of the window 
you're displaying it in". format=flowed is simple: each carriage return 
is preceeded with a space.

Of course you can use <pre>. But then:

This
might
appear
like
this
even
if
you
have
a
much
wider
window.
Darn!


>Heck, we could even add an option to have P::M
>wrap text inside of pre tags for that matter. Of course, I image all of
>these suggestions probably abuse XML in ways that make purists cringe.
>  
>
Well, TIMTOWTDI. I use all <p>, <pre> and definition lists because I 
find them all useful. Do what you think is best for you.

I think this is pretty much it, although I'm not the mail expert here. 
I'm sure Bruno who's our sysadmin / email guru will correct me if I've 
made any mistakes :)


Cheers,
Jean-Michel.