James Kirk wrote:
^^^^^^^^^^
You should use your real name here.
> In Message: <5713312.l...@PointedEars.de>
> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <
Point...@web.de> wrote:
You should trim the attribution to one line (or do not use Google Groups,
which I would recommend).
>> Michael Haufe (TNO) wrote:
>>> they broke layout again.
>
> [snip]
>
>>> html-blob {
>>> white-space: pre;
>>> }
>
> [snip]
>
>> I will try your suggestion, then.
Now I know why I did not use the (custom) “html-blob” element type as
selector, but rather “.ptW7te”, where “ptW7te” is the class of the parent
“div” element: It can contain both the quote and the original/new text.
I thought that formatting the parent “div” element covers the formatting of
both quotes and the original text in one rule. But if I am not mistaken, so
does using “html-blob” now.
> I suppose if you like horizontal scrolling such as in some of Julio
> post.
>
> I think you may like the results that pre-wrap provides much better.
It is a trade-off: “pre” preserves the original line-wrapping, which is
important e.g. with source code, program output, log files and ASCII art;
“pre-wrap” does not preserve it, but makes Google-Groups-posted postings
with overlong lines containing prose, like that produced (probably
unknowingly so) by Michael Haufe in this thread [1], readable without
horizontal scrolling.
Unfortunately, it is not easily possible to tell prose apart
programmatically.
<
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.javascript/c/eSOJwY7QKE4/m/CwW3KBsKAQAJ>
> One can still see Thomas's double spaces
JFYI: You have replied to my posting :)
> after the periods
The same is true for “white-space: pre”. The only difference between “pre”
and “pre-wrap” is that also “Lines are broken […] as necessary to fill line
boxes.”
<
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/white-space>
> and no nasty horizontal scrolling for long lines.
True, but that can also bite you later.
In passing, I noticed that viewing the original source of any posting is no
longer possible, too, because of “Either the e-mail adresses for this group
are anonymous, or you need the permission to view the members’ e-mail
addreses, to view the original message.” (translated from German)
<facepalm/>
Ceterum censeo Google Groups esse substitutam.