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davis_squareJust wondering if the mods would consider adding a "no preformatted text" text suggestion to the community info page?
I'm not the only one who got their view broken because of a pre tag and fixed width font today.
ETA: I guess that's probably a no. C'est la vie. Now to find a good "fit to width" add-on for firefox.
I'm not the only one who got their view broken because of a pre tag and fixed width font today.
ETA: I guess that's probably a no. C'est la vie. Now to find a good "fit to width" add-on for firefox.
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Date: 2007-08-13 04:13 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-08-13 08:37 pm (UTC)You can change your view, or if you're using a standard one, request that LJ fix it, but it doesn't make sense to tell others that they can't use valid HTML because your post-processing code is borked.
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Date: 2007-08-13 04:29 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-08-13 08:09 pm (UTC)I've also seen places that force a width and set overflow:scroll.
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Date: 2007-08-13 05:21 pm (UTC)Was there a specific post that broke your view? I just want to see how it acts in my browser.
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Date: 2007-08-13 06:57 pm (UTC)Luke, use the targeting computer. That's what it's there for.
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Date: 2007-08-13 08:04 pm (UTC)thanks
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Date: 2007-08-13 09:01 pm (UTC)I mean, the mods were just self-appointed volunteers to enforce the rules, not to make them. Rule by the consent of the governed! :)
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Date: 2007-08-13 09:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-13 10:06 pm (UTC)I happen to use S1-Generator so it doesn't affect me the same way, but imho, that isn't the point.
It's also perfectly "valid HTML" to put a dozen huge photos in an un-cut entry, but we still ask that people not do so.
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Date: 2007-08-14 12:53 pm (UTC)whatev.
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Date: 2007-08-14 12:27 am (UTC)pre {white-space: pre-wrap; }
seems to be the necessary CSS to fix the problem.
--Quentin
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Date: 2007-08-14 02:48 pm (UTC)non-techies shouldn't read lj (sarcasm alert)
Date: 2007-08-14 03:24 pm (UTC)Re: non-techies shouldn't read lj (sarcasm alert)
Date: 2007-08-14 03:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-15 01:33 am (UTC)My take on it is that it is general good LJ-etiquette to avoid posting things that force a wide width. That includes images (over about 600 pixels wide), and pre text with full length lines, and also very long strings of !!!'s and other unwrappable things. There's nothing davis_square-specific about this. If someone posts something like that, ask them to either lj-cut it or change it. They almost always do.