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The formatting on that page makes it very difficult to read. The text is overflowing its column and the 'share with twitter' bar on the left covers left had sid

The formatting on that page makes it very difficult to read. The text is overflowing its column and the 'share with twitter' bar on the left covers left had side text and I can't get rid of it. I'm on chrome, mac. The content sounds interesting, but the page has been formatted poorly.

brianwawok 12y ago
Some of it is interesting. Some of it is opinions on what has worked for HIM. There are many ways to lose weight, each person will sell you their way as the best. Doesn't mean it is wrong, but it may not be the right way for you.
graycat 12y ago
Right, but somehow such page formatting has become a favorite fad on the Web. So, as usual, I had Firefox put the text on the system clipboard, pulled that text into my favorite editor, used a favorite macro to insert a blank line after every existing line, used a macro to flow the text to a column width of just 60 characters, but honoring existing left indents (nice macro), used another macro to remove extra blank lines, and, then, read the text easily, in my favorite editor, with large, dark fonts. Worked fine! Gee, such formatting can also be done in HTML and CSS, right? I thought so! Without JavaScript? Yup. Without the screen jumping around from JavaScript reacting to cursor movements? Yup. So, that I can actually read the actual text? Yup. Ah, a world with such wonders in it! Just a few editor macros to clean up a total mess of a Web page and enable reading the actual text! The text, the text, the actual text, being able actually to read the actual text -- will wonders never cease! "Formatted poorly" you say! Such delicacy, such circumlocution, such discreet decorum, such reticence, such dignity and restraint!!! Me? I'd just scream myself hoarse with outrage except I've done that too often and found it doesn't help but just using my favorite editor does! Or, just have Firefox give me the HTML and use my favorite editor to change each case of <...> to a single blank -- that can work well, too!

brianwawok 12y ago

Some of it is interesting. Some of it is opinions on what has worked for HIM. There are many ways to lose weight, each person will sell you their way as the best. Doesn't mean it is wrong, but it may not be the right way for you.

graycat 12y ago

Right, but somehow such page formatting has become a favorite fad on the Web. So, as usual, I had Firefox put the text on the system clipboard, pulled that text into my favorite editor, used a favorite macro to insert a blank line after every existing line, used a macro to flow the text to a column width of just 60 characters, but honoring existing left indents (nice macro), used another macro to remove extra blank lines, and, then, read the text easily, in my favorite editor, with large, dark fonts. Worked fine! Gee, such formatting can also be done in HTML and CSS, right? I thought so! Without JavaScript? Yup. Without the screen jumping around from JavaScript reacting to cursor movements? Yup. So, that I can actually read the actual text? Yup. Ah, a world with such wonders in it! Just a few editor macros to clean up a total mess of a Web page and enable reading the actual text! The text, the text, the actual text, being able actually to read the actual text -- will wonders never cease! "Formatted poorly" you say! Such delicacy, such circumlocution, such discreet decorum, such reticence, such dignity and restraint!!! Me? I'd just scream myself hoarse with outrage except I've done that too often and found it doesn't help but just using my favorite editor does! Or, just have Firefox give me the HTML and use my favorite editor to change each case of <...> to a single blank -- that can work well, too!