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Please don't use code blocks for text quoting. They cause side scrolling which can be annoying in desktop browsers and nigh unreadable on mobile. Common method
by grzm 9y ago
Please don't use code blocks for text quoting. They cause side scrolling which can be annoying in desktop browsers and nigh unreadable on mobile.
Common methods to quote text blocks on HN are to use a > prefix and/or asterisks to italicize the quoted text.
Edit: Thanks for updating!
- EddieRingle 9y agoSorry - I used '>' first but instinctively changed it to a block since HN didn't actually format it any differently. (And I use a Chrome extension to restyle HN, so code blocks don't have the issues you described.)
- akvadrako 9y ago> Sorry - I used '>' first but instinctively changed it to a block since HN didn't actually format it any differently. Indeed HN has miserable quoting constructs. I prefer the italics with ">", but dedicated support would be nice.
- Philomath 9y agoWhat Chrome extension do you use?
- gjm11 9y agoI also find quoting on HN annoying when I need to do it. But it occurs to me that this may be (at least in part) a deliberate move to discourage quote-heavy styles of discussion, which are always tempting but would probably not be good for HN. I'm thinking of this sort of thing, as found in the good ol' days on Usenet: > > Sorry - I used '>' first > You should have trusted your first instincts. > > but instinctively changed it to a block > So you tried the right thing and changed it to the wrong thing? What's wrong with you? > > since HN didn't actually format it any differently. > You didn't request any formatting and you're surprised HN didn't give you what you didn't ask for? ... and so on. (For the avoidance of doubt, the snarky tone of the above does not reflect my actual opinions. It's just what tends to happen in the comment-on-fragments kind of interaction, which is one reason why discouraging it here might be wise.)
- zaroth 9y agoIt would be so much better if instead of these distracting comments HN made the simple style fix so that double space does a proper indent.
- danmaz74 9y agoYes, by the way it would be great if HN added a better way to quote text.