Sending plain text emails when communicating with CRAN
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Why writing this? Prof. Dr. Brian Ripley has sent a request about “no HTML emails” to a few rOpenSci members and yours truly without further clarification. Here is a short and practical guide for sending plain text emails in Gmail, Outlook, and Thunderbird, which is helpful for accessibility. This is relevant for users that rely on text-to-voice readers because of vision issues.
Switch your email client to plain text mode before sending technical questions to CRAN and/or R mailing lists. This helps all users, including those with accessibility needs.
Gmail
- Compose a new email.
- Click the three dots (More options) in the formatting toolbar.
- Select “Plain text mode”.
- Confirm switching (this removes formatting).
- Write and send your message.
Outlook
- New Email → Go to the Format Text tab.
- Click “Plain Text” in the Format section.
- Write and send your message.
Thunderbird
- Write → New Message.
- Go to Options → Format → Plain Text Only.
- Write and send your message.
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