On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 20:29:27 -0700
Dave Stevens <geek(a)uniserve.com> wrote:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 17:07:01 -0700
Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net> wrote:
> On 03/20/2018 07:49 PM, Dave Stevens wrote:
> >
> > yes, in my client I highlight a point as I've done here then hit
> > reply and get no cruft and just the point I want to discuss. Claws
> > mail. (if it's good enough for Richard Stallman it's good enough
> > for me!)
>
> The problem with that is demonstrated by your example. The quoting
> is somewhat incorrect or at least misleading. The quote heading says
> "Todd ...", but the quote was actually something that Todd quoted. I
> do note that there is an extra level of quote markers, so someone
> could realize that, but it's not obvious and there's no indication
> who was being quoted. _
yes, that's right, I was only concerned about the reply-to-a-point
issue.
The rub might lie in a missing capability to select multiple
separate regions in some MUA: with ctrl-<left Mousebutton> I can
do such selections easily on a web page in firefox, but not in
Evolution and Claws Mail .. But maybe I simple missed the
correct key combo for the MUAs ..
--
Wolfgang Pfeiffer