Anyway, thanks for the forum Jordus. Hopefully we'll get all the old members over here soon enough
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Monospace Font
I think that it would be much better if the forum were to use a monospace font. As it is, go diagrams look very messed up and are hard to follow in text-mode. Bringing in a monospace font would both make it easier to see a Go diagram in editing mode as well as when you click the "Show Diagram Code" button.
Anyway, thanks for the forum Jordus. Hopefully we'll get all the old members over here soon enough.
Anyway, thanks for the forum Jordus. Hopefully we'll get all the old members over here soon enough
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Re: Monospace Font
You can always use code tags if you want monospace:
And variable width is so much easier to read. Let's leave it as-is.
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. O | | XAnd variable width is so much easier to read. Let's leave it as-is.
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Re: Monospace Font
I personally find neither one easier to read. However, code tags do not work while you are editing a message.
What if the font that was used while editing was monospaced, but the actual font when posted was variable-width? That way, go diagrams can still be edited easily, but the site will still be easy to read for those who like variable-width?
What if the font that was used while editing was monospaced, but the actual font when posted was variable-width? That way, go diagrams can still be edited easily, but the site will still be easy to read for those who like variable-width?
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Re: Monospace Font
Dusk Eagle wrote:What if the font that was used while editing was monospaced, but the actual font when posted was variable-width? That way, go diagrams can still be edited easily, but the site will still be easy to read for those who like variable-width?
I agree
I was going to suggest the code tags too, but then realized you're talking about editing posts
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Re: Monospace Font
Ah, I didn't know that you meant during editing. You have a point. Once diagrams are here, monospace will be much easier to use. I wouldn't be against doing it as you say.
A truly excellent approach would be a full go-as-text editor written in javascript, but I don't expect that to come any time soon so monospace may be the right answer.
A truly excellent approach would be a full go-as-text editor written in javascript, but I don't expect that to come any time soon so monospace may be the right answer.
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Re: Monospace Font
Yeah, at first I thought you meant the forum's general font, but I agree that the editor should be monospace.
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Re: Monospace Font
. X | |
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So wrap you text with
is that what we were looking for"?
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So wrap you text with
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[font=monospace]monospace text[/font]is that what we were looking for"?
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Re: Monospace Font
No - the problem is that the font used in the <textarea> part of the editor is not a monospace font. So if you're editing a go diagram, things look all wonky while you're editing it. It's not hard to fix (just have to edit a stylesheet in the theme).
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Re: Monospace Font
schultz wrote:It would also be nice for the diagram code displayed below the diagrams in posts to be monospace as well.
like this?
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Re: Monospace Font
Actually I think he meant the diagram code which shows when you click "show diagram code". It's font was set to a monospace font that not everyone has. I fixed it.
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Re: Monospace Font
fwiffo wrote:No - the problem is that the font used in the <textarea> part of the editor is not a monospace font. So if you're editing a go diagram, things look all wonky while you're editing it. It's not hard to fix (just have to edit a stylesheet in the theme).
Yes, this.
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Re: Monospace Font
fwiffo wrote:Actually I think he meant the diagram code which shows when you click "show diagram code". It's font was set to a monospace font that not everyone has. I fixed it.
It is not showing up mono spaced on my Android phone.