Re: <PRE> works _nicely_ on small screens.

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
Subject	Re: <PRE> works _nicely_ on small screens.
Date	2015-11-21 17:59 -0700
Message-ID	<D2766187.64EBE%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
References	(2 earlier) <Jeff-Relf.Me@Nov.21{3.39P.Seattle.2015}> <D2765122.64EAD%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Nov.21{4.20P.Seattle.2015}> <D2765B57.64EB6%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Nov.21{4.42P.Seattle.2015}>

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On 11/21/15, 5:42 PM, in article Jeff-Relf.Me@Nov.21{4.42P.Seattle.2015},
"Jeff-Relf.Me" <@.> wrote:

>  
> You (Snit) replied to me:
>>> https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjef
>>> f-relf.me%2F
>>> As the link above shows,
>>> <PRE> works _nicely_ on small screens.
>>> Besides, you could zoom it, if need be.
>> 
>> But it does not wrap so you have to move
>> from side to side and not just scroll down.
> 
> Not true; _test_ it, you'll see.

I have. I saw. It is rather annoying to view on my ancient iPod running iOS
6.

> Even if you were right, you could zoom it down;
> you don't have to scroll SideToSide.

Even sideways it is too small to read.
 
>>> Testing is important (thank you Steve_Carroll!),
>>> but HTML syntax "RoboValidators" are worthless.
>> 
>> Well, it would have helped you catch your unclosed tags and the like. :)
> 
> I added "monospace", that's all.
> Not all tags need closing.

Some, like image, do not. Sure. But things like PRE do. :)
 



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Re: "OCR A" is a highTech, nextGeneration font. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-21 16:29 -0700
  Re: I like <PRE>; I can't please everyone, nor do I want to. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-21 16:49 -0700
    Re: <PRE> works _nicely_ on small screens. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-21 17:33 -0700
      Re: <PRE> works _nicely_ on small screens. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-21 17:59 -0700
        Re: <HTML> and <Body> do _not_ need closing tags. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-21 20:33 -0700

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