On 2 January 2014 14:53, michael noble <looplog(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Neil C Smith
<neilcsmith.net(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
but it's also awkward to do that on GMail in the
browser and next to impossible to achieve on an Android phone.
In the browser it is actually very easy if you enable the "quote selected
text" plugin in gmail labs. It allows you to select your quote, hit reply,
and the reply will be generated with the selected quote formatted for bottom
posting exactly as you see it in this email.
Yes, and I have it enabled. My point is more that with frequently
used clients hiding away such functionality, bearing in mind GMail
even hides quoted text, it's not a surprise that bottom-posting /
inline responses are becoming outdated. I agree with Q that it's
becoming an outdated practice - I also think that's a shame! :-)
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