sig writing prob

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#3574

Author: mpage@netcom.com
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 00:00

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When I use a dos editor or the one in Eudora to write my .sig file, it 
never comes out the way I wrote it. It seems like it doesn't like 
spacing, etc.. Help!
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Re: sig writing prob

#4011

Author: rpfries@thymaste
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 00:00

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On Tue, 6 Feb 1996 22:05:11 GMT Thomas J. Kravitz (mpage@netcom.com) wrote:
: When I use a dos editor or the one in Eudora to write my .sig file, it
: never comes out the way I wrote it. It seems like it doesn't like
: spacing, etc.. Help!

Most often, this is because you are not using a fixed font to view the
signature.  Also, using tabs to space things can make the sig look
different under different editors.

Try setting your font to Courier, and use spaces instead of tabs.

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Robert P. Fries                                    rpfries@interaccess.com
Co-Founder,
Arachnid World Wide       http://homepage.interaccess.com/~gstep/arachnid/
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Re: sig writing prob

#4019

Author: krs2@mango.human
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 00:00

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In article <4frf11$fho@nntp.interaccess.com>,
   rpfries@thymaster.interaccess.com (Robert P. Fries) wrote:
>On Tue, 6 Feb 1996 22:05:11 GMT Thomas J. Kravitz (mpage@netcom.com)
wrote:
>: When I use a dos editor or the one in Eudora to write my .sig file,
it
>: never comes out the way I wrote it. It seems like it doesn't like
>: spacing, etc.. Help!
>
>Most often, this is because you are not using a fixed font to view the
>signature.  Also, using tabs to space things can make the sig look
>different under different editors.
>
>Try setting your font to Courier, and use spaces instead of tabs.

Of course, even if it looks good to you in Courier, there is no
guarantee that everyone to whom you send mail will be using Courier or
any other fixed-space font.

Assuming that the main purpose of your sig is for others to look at, and
not for yourself, the only surefire solution is to use a sig that does
not depend heavily on spacing.  Otherwise, your exquisitely formatted
sig is guaranteed to look like hell to at least some of the recipients.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Ken Simler
Research Assoicate, Food & Nutrition Policy Program
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY  14853  USA
krs2@cornell.edu

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