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Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Centering Things

• paulpauper 2y ago
  CSS , tables, and mobile browsers ... shudders
• sylware 2y ago
  Looking at implementing my own wayland compositor (finally)... the thought of centering windows properly...
• h2odragon 2y ago
  mouse pointer bugs ugh now im tempted to copy the trick
• chrisjj 2y ago
  > We, developers, can only mathematically align perfect rectangles. I've heard that really clever devs can do circles too...
  • PaulHoule 2y ago
    Except for Adobe (in the case of PDF) where they can only draw Bézier curves.
    • chrisjj 2y ago
      By 'do' I meant only align :)
• kevincox 2y ago
  The worst part about this is that it requires knowing the font. I generally like to let users use their preferred don't so I don't change the default. So I have no hope.