Re: Backspace?

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From: Charles Lindsey (chl@clw.cs.man.ac.uk)
Date: Fri Dec 29 2000 - 12:25:20 CST


In <B6710F0F.BE5B%planb@newsreaders.com> "J.B. Moreno" <planb@newsreaders.com> writes:

> NOTE: Backspace was historically used for underlining, done by an
> underscore (ASCII 95), a backspace, and a character, repeated for each
> character that should be underlined. Posters are warned that underlining
> is not available on all output devices or supported by all reading agents
> and is best not relied on for essential meaning.

OK, I have noted that text as an alternative possibility. Further opinions?

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