here are a few questions before i skip on out of here... first, for jon, and/or any other c.s.s. supporters out there: my finding is that, at least using internet explorer, when i copy c.s.s.-indented text (such as that in a block-quote) out of the browser-window, the indentation gets lost... (i'm not sure whether other browsers are able to retain the indentation.) do you have a solution to this problem? second, for greg. people over at distributed proofreaders have reported that the f.a.q. here at project gutenberg do not state that styled text (specifically, italics and bold) be marked with underbars and asterisks in the text files. the understanding i have from you is that this has become the official policy of project gutenberg. if that's not the case, would you please inform people here? and if it _is_ the case, when you next update the f.a.q., could you include this policy? thank you. the next questions involve long-standing and often-repeated requests that i have made for other changes to p.g. policy. having received no satisfaction, in spite of the reasonableness of these requests, i will pursue a strategy of lobbying for them to a wider audience, but i make them again here for the record. 1. could you _please_ strive for consistency in your e-books? 2. could you please ensure the policy on styled text is upheld? 3. could you please start including graphic-file-names in your plain-text versions, so my viewer-app knows what to display where? 4. could you please start including page-break information in your plain-text versions, so my viewer-app can use original page-breaks for those end-users that might desire that capability? 5. could you please start including line-break information in your plain-text versions, for the same reason? my documentation on zen markup language (z.m.l.) will demonstrate how you can incorporate these requests into your plain-text files... i'll continue to monitor this listserve until the end of the year, so you can respond here, or backchannel, whichever you prefer. not that i expect a response, since i've never gotten one so far. david widger and jim tinsley, i salute you for all the hard work you do. j. michael, thanks for being the one person who always treated me fairly here. and carlo, your record was almost as good; and as i've told you backchannel, you are one of the very few people here who quite consistently demonstrates a solid grasp on the problems and has good ideas about how to build the solutions to those problems, so keep on asserting yourself, because these people really need you. michael hart, if there's anything i can do for you, let me know. -bowerbird