It's an experiment I've been trying for about two weeks, now.
I am using whitespace to make written English easier to read.
I put one sentence per line.
Long sentences are broken into multiple lines
according to natural breaks in the sentences.
(I tryto aim for an 80 column width.)
Indentation is used to signal the continuation of a sentence.
Basically, I am treating English like a programmer would treat code.
As an interesting and unexpected corollary,
the English is much easier to edit, and
diffs are way cleaner.
(I'm editing this in an external dedicated text editor.)
What is this mobile thing of which you speak?
But seriously, if your screen can't fit 80 columns, then
what am I supposed todo about that?
My phone can do that easily.
I’m not a programmer, but I think I see what you’re trying to do. I have ADHD and less-than-ideal eyesight. This is easier to read, comprehension-wise, in that I’m not getting “lost” in the text and losing my place and having to re-read paragraphs; but the font you’re using is a little blurrier than the default (I think it’s the serifs) and is a little more difficult for me to physically read. Maybe increasing the font size or changing to a different font would work better?
Lemmy uses the system default for monospace font.
Try changing the monospace aliasin /etc/fonts/local.conf:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Font_configuration/Examples#Default_fonts
That's for system-wide effect.
For just firefox, go to Settings > General > Fonts > Advanced and
change the default Monospace font to a monospace font you like.
Source Code Pro and DejaVu Sans Mono are both very good.
It’s less readable on mobile clients because code blocks don’t linebreak automatically. I have to side-scroll your comments to read them in full, so the only feeling I get from your experiment is slight annoyance.
Raw text preserves whitespaces, so if I wanted them, I’d just show that instead. I don’t get it.
In what way do you consider it easier to read raw HTML than it is to read properly-formatted text? This text displays all of its tags on kbin and it’s a nightmare to read.
Why are you wanting to preserve white space in your comments? Maybe it’s just how it shows up on my screen, but I’m not seeing or understanding why or what the usage was in your initial comment here, or what the benefit was.
To be clear, I’m not judging or anything, especially since it’s not like you’re hurting anyone! Ultimately, you do yo thang! I’m just curious and interested to understand where you’re coming from. Is it just for funsies?
ah yes c/world@lemmy.world
also why are you typing in codeblocks
Look there is a peasant beneath us!Because it preserves whitespace.It’s also pretentious. Just saying lol
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Do you know of another way to preserve white space?
Unless you’re typing code why is it important?
It's an experiment I've been trying for about two weeks, now. I am using whitespace to make written English easier to read. I put one sentence per line. Long sentences are broken into multiple lines according to natural breaks in the sentences. (I try to aim for an 80 column width.) Indentation is used to signal the continuation of a sentence. Basically, I am treating English like a programmer would treat code. As an interesting and unexpected corollary, the English is much easier to edit, and diffs are way cleaner. (I'm editing this in an external dedicated text editor.)Yes, but reading this on moblie is complete and utter ass. Rule 1 of formatting, don’t force others to adhere to your formatting style.
What is this mobile thing of which you speak? But seriously, if your screen can't fit 80 columns, then what am I supposed to do about that? My phone can do that easily.I find it amusing, thank you
I’m not a programmer, but I think I see what you’re trying to do. I have ADHD and less-than-ideal eyesight. This is easier to read, comprehension-wise, in that I’m not getting “lost” in the text and losing my place and having to re-read paragraphs; but the font you’re using is a little blurrier than the default (I think it’s the serifs) and is a little more difficult for me to physically read. Maybe increasing the font size or changing to a different font would work better?
Lemmy uses the system default for monospace font. Try changing the monospace alias in /etc/fonts/local.conf: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Font_configuration/Examples#Default_fonts That's for system-wide effect. For just firefox, go to Settings > General > Fonts > Advanced and change the default Monospace font to a monospace font you like. Source Code Pro and DejaVu Sans Mono are both very good.It’s less readable on mobile clients because code blocks don’t linebreak automatically. I have to side-scroll your comments to read them in full, so the only feeling I get from your experiment is slight annoyance.
Raw text preserves whitespaces, so if I wanted them, I’d just show that instead. I don’t get it.
And it’s still pretentious AF lol
Why is it pretentious?
Can your web browser zoom the text out?
The 80-column width, as some have pointed out, can’t really be counted on, unfortunately. But I think this is neat. Reminds me of greentext.
I might try something like this in my own notes for work.
What is greentext?
In what way do you consider it easier to read raw HTML than it is to read properly-formatted text? This text displays all of its tags on kbin and it’s a nightmare to read.
Aw, gross. kbin is written in php. Thanks, but no thanks, lol.That's a problem with kbin, then. There are no tags in lemmy.Why are you wanting to preserve white space in your comments? Maybe it’s just how it shows up on my screen, but I’m not seeing or understanding why or what the usage was in your initial comment here, or what the benefit was.
To be clear, I’m not judging or anything, especially since it’s not like you’re hurting anyone! Ultimately, you do yo thang! I’m just curious and interested to understand where you’re coming from. Is it just for funsies?
Meanwhile I’m here on dark mode and none of you have any white space so it clearly doesn’t work