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echo: rberrypi
to: AHEM A RIVET`S SHOT
from: MARTIN GREGORIE
date: 2020-08-17 19:36:00
subject: Re: Lightweight Browser

On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 19:57:29 +0100, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:54:54 +0000 (UTC)
> Eli the Bearded  wrote:
>
>> I'm not even sure what the best fix would be. Shrink the font?
>
>  Has a nasty tendency to produce beautifully laid out pages with
> unreadable text.
>
>> Grow the background and force side scrolling?
>
>  Is a PITA.
>
>  Yep there's no good answer - you can only attempt to make the best
> compromise.
>
Agree. I often use  text for  blocks and, if as is often the
case, the  block represents console output, I'll wrap command lines
as needed and and backslash continuation markers. Works on on PC screens,
probably not so well on a phone or small pad.


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