Very well stated!!! The ASCII-requirement is (apart from being a compact, generic, free, non-complex, document format) indirectly forcing people to really make diagrams simple, i.e. not put too much crap (complexity) in one single figure. After having had to read documents from other organisations people often cite as "SDO's", I am personally convinced that the good sides of using ASCII completely outweights the potential negative aspects. /L-E > Stewart, > > I suspect most people prefer reading documents that contain > diagrams, but anything that limits the complexity of a diagram - > especially for documents most often read on a computer screen - is > a feature, rather than a bug. > > If a diagram is included to communicate (rather than obscure) > an idea, then readers should be able to correlate descriptive text > to the diagram - either because the diagram is simple enough that > it is not necessary to keep referring to it, or because the entire > description can be viewed while looking at the diagram. > > Sometimes language limitations are a good thing, when they > are tied to specific ways of presenting information. > > -- > Eric _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf