Comments on: Why you should be using HTML powered E-mails http://www.robinjamesyu.com/blog/2009/08/18/why-should-using-html-powered-e-mails/ A Blog about Design on any medium, Web development and life in general. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:47:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: dude http://www.robinjamesyu.com/blog/2009/08/18/why-should-using-html-powered-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-551 dude Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:35:43 +0000 http://www.robinjamesyu.com/?p=85#comment-551 很好很强大 很好很强大

]]> By: Writing HTML powered E-mails › Robin James Yu: Design & Development http://www.robinjamesyu.com/blog/2009/08/18/why-should-using-html-powered-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Writing HTML powered E-mails › Robin James Yu: Design & Development Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:50:34 +0000 http://www.robinjamesyu.com/?p=85#comment-24 [...] already talked about two things that make HTML powered E-mails essential to businesses and freelancers alike. Today, I’m going to discuss actually diving in and [...] [...] already talked about two things that make HTML powered E-mails essential to businesses and freelancers alike. Today, I’m going to discuss actually diving in and [...]

]]> By: Rj http://www.robinjamesyu.com/blog/2009/08/18/why-should-using-html-powered-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Rj Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:00:31 +0000 http://www.robinjamesyu.com/?p=85#comment-23 Yep good point Loki. You are very correct that plain e-mails are absolutely essential before you even think of making an HTML one due to the uncertainty of the destination user's client, I'll discuss that in the next article and how easy it is to do this. I also agree that sometimes HTML e-mails are overdone and it hurts the user more than help them. But I believe a carefully crafted HTML e-mail can boost readability, usability and present intent as I tried to show above. Again, it must not be overdone lest the benefits outweigh the costs. :) Yep good point Loki. You are very correct that plain e-mails are absolutely essential before you even think of making an HTML one due to the uncertainty of the destination user’s client, I’ll discuss that in the next article and how easy it is to do this.

I also agree that sometimes HTML e-mails are overdone and it hurts the user more than help them. But I believe a carefully crafted HTML e-mail can boost readability, usability and present intent as I tried to show above. Again, it must not be overdone lest the benefits outweigh the costs. :)

]]> By: Loki http://www.robinjamesyu.com/blog/2009/08/18/why-should-using-html-powered-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Loki Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:28:03 +0000 http://www.robinjamesyu.com/?p=85#comment-22 Emails in HTML are nice but sometimes viewing them on a mobile device or plain-text client can be troublesome. I think it's best to at least have a plain-text email, and if you want, complement it with an HTML version. This way, non-HTML enabled clients have something to read aside from HTML code. If not, there's always the option for people to choose whether or not they like their email in HTML. -- Sometimes, there are times when there are just too much HTML involved that it's difficult to for the recipients to reply to or forward emails because of formatting. This is precisely the reason why I personally prefer traditional emails over their "enhanced" version [I think both are HTML, but the latter is formatted with two columns.]. I guess what I'm saying that it's also important to factor in the the end-user/recipient -- so overall, it would be readability, usability and the intent of the email. Emails in HTML are nice but sometimes viewing them on a mobile device or plain-text client can be troublesome.

I think it’s best to at least have a plain-text email, and if you want, complement it with an HTML version. This way, non-HTML enabled clients have something to read aside from HTML code.

If not, there’s always the option for people to choose whether or not they like their email in HTML.

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Sometimes, there are times when there are just too much HTML involved that it’s difficult to for the recipients to reply to or forward emails because of formatting. This is precisely the reason why I personally prefer traditional emails over their “enhanced” version [I think both are HTML, but the latter is formatted with two columns.].

I guess what I’m saying that it’s also important to factor in the the end-user/recipient — so overall, it would be readability, usability and the intent of the email.

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