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Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub

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Jeff North wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:02:59 +0000, in comp.lang.javascript John G
> Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk>
> <uYnIguEjLxxQFwH9@J.A830F0FF37FB96852AD08924D9443D28E23ED5CD> wrote:

It is supposed to be an attribution _line_, not an attribution novel.
 
>> I've updated the css file, see the link above. I've also amended one
>> part of the FAQ text by replacing
>>    <code> ... </code>
>> with
>>    <pre><code> ... </code></pre>
>> This puts code on a separate line and also avoids problems with browsers
>> that haven't implemented code elements yet. Would this change be much of
>> a problem?
>> 
>>    John
> 
> Huh????

Your Question Mark key is malfunctioning.  And “|” is supposed to indicate 
third-party quotes only.

> The HTML code element has been around since HTML 1.0.

No, there was never an HTML 1.0.

> The code element is an inline element much like em, b, u etc.

Yes, although it is spelled “CODE element” before HTML5 (WD).

> The pre element is a block element which must enforce the whitespace
> used within it

Yes, unless overridden by stylesheets, particularly the “white-space” CSS 
property.

> and forces a new line at the beginning and end of the block.

No, that is what some default stylesheets do.


PointedEars
-- 
Prototype.js was written by people who don't know javascript for people
who don't know javascript. People who don't know javascript are not
the best source of advice on designing systems that use javascript.
  -- Richard Cornford, cljs, <f806at$ail$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>

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Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-12-09 20:12 -0800
  Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-12-10 11:26 +0000
    Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-12-10 04:29 -0800
      Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-12-10 18:35 +0000
        Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-12-10 11:03 -0800
          Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-12-11 11:02 +0000
            Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2012-12-12 01:27 +1100
              Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-12-11 14:52 +0000
              Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-12-11 22:31 +0100
                Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-12-12 15:41 +0000
                Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2012-12-12 18:47 +0200
                Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-12-12 23:20 +0000
            Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 06:30 -0800
      Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Dr J R Stockton <reply1250@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-12-12 21:13 +0000
  Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Dr J R Stockton <reply1250@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-12-12 21:27 +0000
    Re: Potential FAQ mechanism on GitHub Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-12-13 08:29 -0800

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