Code line wrapping should be toggleable, and maybe off by default #1305

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opened 2023-09-28 10:42:44 +00:00 by Letheward · 2 comments

Letheward commented

2023-09-28 10:42:44 +00:00

For code and markdown code blocks, line wrapping should be toggleable, and maybe off by default, for these reasons:

Line-wrapped code looks ugly and unreadable, especially on mobile. This is of course subjective, but as most text editors support toggling wrapping, it's reasonable to provide this option. Also, seems like the wrapping are not by word?
Some people may use plain text to display tables (in code or README), and with line wrapping the formatting is destroyed.
Most other source code hosting site don't wrap code. This does not automatically make the behavior correct, but even just for familiarity, I think it's better to leave it off by default.

For code and markdown code blocks, line wrapping should be toggleable, and maybe off by default, for these reasons: 1. Line-wrapped code looks ugly and unreadable, especially on mobile. This is of course subjective, but as most text editors support toggling wrapping, it's reasonable to provide this option. Also, seems like the wrapping are not by word? 2. Some people may use plain text to display tables (in code or README), and with line wrapping the formatting is destroyed. 3. Most other source code hosting site don't wrap code. This does not automatically make the behavior correct, but even just for familiarity, I think it's better to leave it off by default.

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