what is wrong with d.clear()?

[alister]

On Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:15:03 -0500, Dave Angel wrote:

> On 12/23/2014 07:59 AM, shawool wrote:
>> Thank you for answering my query.
>>
>> Fonts and colors are reset to defaults now. Sorry for the inconvenience
>> caused.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Shawool
> 
> The following is a piece of your message:
> 
> <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Thank you for answering my
> query.<br><br></=
> div>Fonts and colors are reset to defaults now. Sorry for the
> inconvenience=
>   caused.<br><br></div>Regards,<br></div>Shawool<br></div><div
> class=3D"gmai=
> l_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 3:55 PM,
> St=
> eve Hayes <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:hayesstw at telkomsa.net"
> ta=
> rget=3D"_blank">hayesstw at telkomsa.net</a>></span>
> wrote:<br><blockquote =
> class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
> solid=
> ;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:33:53 +1100,
> Ste=
> ven D'Aprano<br>
> 
> Still looks like html to me.  Sooner or later you'll mess somebody up
> doing that.  My current email program can ignore that part, and for a
> simple message I have no problem, but many of us have had trouble
> before, and will again.
> 
> As Steven says, it's probably hopeless, but if I can just convince a few
> more people --     tell your email program to just use text.  Help stamp
> out html mail, except when it actually helps.  And not on a text forum,
> where some gateways don't even handle the html correctly.

+1 
Sometime I have to switch to HTML @ work but even then only when I want 
to send someone a screen shot
HTML mail when not required breaks the 1st rule of all engineering 
(including software engineering) KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.
 



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