Re: OT: CAPS (was:Re: TLZ07/TLZ09 compatability)
On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:09:54 UTC, "AEF" <spamsink2001@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> BRAD wrote:
> > AEF wrote:
> > <cut>
> > >>>YES, I CLEANED THE STUPID DRIVES. PLEASE DON'T TELL ME TO CLEAN THE
> > >>>DRIVES. THAT DOESN'T HELP AT ALL.
> > >>
<Big Snip>
> I'd use italics if I could. The point is EMPHASIS, not YELLING. The
> purpose was to be sure that message was received and noted. Maybe next
> time I'll try liberal use of asterisks. Or maybe NB. Constructive,
> friendly criticism is welcome.
How about
>>> Before you ask, I _have cleaned_ the drives ...
The _underscores_ show the emphasis. A technique introduced to me by
my Fido node-boss 20 years ago.
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Cheers - Dave W.
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Relevant Pages
- Re: CSS type selector problem
... this planet have no italics. ... I limited the scope to the Latin script, since _even there_ the idea of using italics and bolding as "emphasis" and "strong emphasis" is questionable and surely not universally applicable. ... It's normally expressed indirectly in typography books by explaining how italics was designed for serif fonts, how italics is the main method for emphasis in copy text, how italics can be rather unnoticeable for sans-serif fonts and how bolding is a way to make sans-serif more prominent, and sans-serif fonts often have several different-weight versions to compensate for the problems of using italics. ...
(comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets) - Re: Underlining feature in AutoFormat does Ital instead
... quoting displayed in italics in Help? ... "Applies bold character formatting to words enclosed in asterisks ... Strong and _Emphasis_ to Emphasis." ... The contextualized help item for that AutoFormat feature says: ...
(microsoft.public.word.application.errors) - Re: Underlining feature in AutoFormat does Ital instead
... "Emphasis" for italics. ... "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... > "Applies bold character formatting to words enclosed in asterisks ...
(microsoft.public.word.application.errors) - Re: 9.8m/sec^2 Coordinate Acceleration in GR
... Because I asked Tom Roberts to stop yelling per established nettiquette? ... emphasis specific words. ... overlook small transgressions and spelling errors, ...
(sci.physics.relativity) - Re: Wollman used *bold*!
... first time I see the explanation with "emphasize". ... used for emphasis in typewriter text, italics are used for emphasis ... The asterisk is most common, ...
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