Alt text and media types for preformatted text

[Thomas Frohwein]

On Mon, Mar 01, 2021 at 10:12:18AM +0000, Caolan McMahon wrote:
[...]
> > > 2. Knowing the content type upfront would allow clients to present streaming
> > > data correctly using appropriate colours and escape codes for code
> > > highlighting, for example.
> > 
> > A solution to a problem of its own making.
> 
> Sorry, I don't follow this point.

IMO escape codes are a hack, and universal client support can't be
expected. In fact, those may break different terminal/client types.

I think color escape codes should not be considered expected with
clients. In fact, there should probably a discussion if this should be
discouraged in the spec.