Opera and HTML

Opera and HTML

After three years of using Opera very happily as my default browser, I finally decided last week to give M2 a try. Quite nice, although I wish the "sent" link in the message panel would show how many messages reside there - the other links, like "received," "drafts" and "trash" each display the number of messages, so why not "sent" as well?

But on to my question. I'm simply curious to know what is behind Opera developers' vehement opposition to sending in HTML-format, all the while very generously allowing for receiving it, images and all. If Opera is so opposed to HTML-formatted mail, then why support it at all? I feel as though I'm being told, "we'll let you receive HTML-formatted mail, but we won't let you send any." It seems a curious double standard.

I'm not a computer-schooled person, so perhaps there is some technical question that I'm overlooking. And actually, HTML-formatted mail isn't important to me, so I can live with Opera's policy. I am just curious to know why Opera shoots its high-minded principles in the foot by allowing for receipt of formatted mail.

Re: Opera and HTML

Originally posted by Bolonais
After three years of using Opera very happily as my default browser, I finally decided last week to give M2 a try. Quite nice, although I wish the "sent" link in the message panel would show how many messages reside there - the other links, like "received," "drafts" and "trash" each display the number of messages, so why not "sent" as well?

These others only display number of "new" messages, not all. However, this is one of the more rquested UI features of M2 and will hopefully be implemented soon.

But on to my question. I'm simply curious to know what is behind Opera developers' vehement opposition to sending in HTML-format, all the while very generously allowing for receiving it, images and all. If Opera is so opposed to HTML-formatted mail, then why support it at all? I feel as though I'm being told, "we'll let you receive HTML-formatted mail, but we won't let you send any." It seems a curious double standard.

Simple -- would you use a program that did not allow you to read half of your received email? Opera has no control on what other people send you, but it can control what it sends out to others.

Re: Opera and HTML

Originally posted by Bolonais
I'm simply curious to know what is behind Opera developers' vehement opposition to sending in HTML-format

It is more a matter of resources. We have more important things to spend our development resources on.

all the while very generously allowing for receiving it, images and all.

There is a saying:

"Be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you receive."

If Opera is so opposed to HTML-formatted mail, then why support it at all? I feel as though I'm being told, "we'll let you receive HTML-formatted mail, but we won't let you send any." It seems a curious double standard.

Opera can read bad HTML code, but that doesn't mean that we want to encourage people to write bad code.