[smh]

Microsoft products are full of annoying features like this. Another example is Outlook and the way it removes arbitrary newlines from plain text emails.

Also: http://www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/demoroniser/

Choice quote: Rule of thumb--every time Microsoft use the word "smart," be on the lookout for something dumb

[cabalamat]

I think the reason for that is that their products are designed for PHBs not techies.