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xelados

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Registered: 2007-06-02

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[code] should use monospace font...

I noticed that all code blocks are using a proportional font. Unless there's a tag I'm missing, wouldn't it be best to use a monospace font to improve legibility? A lot of the content found in code blocks are from terminal output...

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ngoonee

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Registered: 2009-03-17

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Re: [code] should use monospace font...

Sounds like a good idea. More suitable for the bug tracker though as a feature request.

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frabjous

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Registered: 2010-07-13

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Re: [code] should use monospace font...

What theme are you using? (And what browser, and what browser settings?) I get monospaced fonts for code boxes. The CSS for the Radium theme I'm using has this for code:

font-family: consolas, monaco, "bitstream vera sans mono", "courier new", courier, monospace

I don't have consolas or monaco installed. I can't tell the difference (if there is any) between Bitstream Vera Sans Mono and DejaVu Sans Mono (my default monospace), but it looks like one of those.

(Took a screenie of this post.)

(P.S. Just checked and I get the same result the default theme too.)

Last edited by frabjous (2010-10-12 03:57:30)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [code] should use monospace font...

+1 to frabjous: check the theme and browser settings. Font sizes and general layout vary greatly between the different forum themes.

xelados

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Registered: 2007-06-02

Posts: 314

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Re: [code] should use monospace font...

I'm using the default theme for the forum.

Turns out the issue was on my end. Dina isn't acceptable as a font in Firefox, despite being in the list...

I suppose this topic should be closed, haha.

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lolilolicon

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Registered: 2009-03-05

Posts: 1,722

Re: [code] should use monospace font...

@xelados stylish is your friend:

@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);

@-moz-document domain("bbs.archlinux.org") {

div.postmsg p{
  font-family:Ubuntu !important;
}
pre {
  font-size:1.3em !important; /* \[code\] too small by default */
}
}

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