It's an experiment I've been trying for about two weeks, now.
I am using whitespace to make written English easier to read.
I put one sentence per line.
Long sentences are broken into multiple lines
according to natural breaks in the sentences.
(I tryto aim for an 80 column width.)
Indentation is used to signal the continuation of a sentence.
Basically, I am treating English like a programmer would treat code.
As an interesting and unexpected corollary,
the English is much easier to edit, and
diffs are way cleaner.
(I'm editing this in an external dedicated text editor.)
I’m not a programmer, but I think I see what you’re trying to do. I have ADHD and less-than-ideal eyesight. This is easier to read, comprehension-wise, in that I’m not getting “lost” in the text and losing my place and having to re-read paragraphs; but the font you’re using is a little blurrier than the default (I think it’s the serifs) and is a little more difficult for me to physically read. Maybe increasing the font size or changing to a different font would work better?
It’s less readable on mobile clients because code blocks don’t linebreak automatically. I have to side-scroll your comments to read them in full, so the only feeling I get from your experiment is slight annoyance.
Raw text preserves whitespaces, so if I wanted them, I’d just show that instead. I don’t get it.
I'm special and because of that my comments need to look different than everyone else
Furthermore I'm doing this forreasons you won't fully understand because I'm cooler than you
It seriously comes across like some autist green text from 4chan. Imagine if you had a buddy that only conversed in Olde English. You still understand them but Jesus Christ.
In what way do you consider it easier to read raw HTML than it is to read properly-formatted text? This text displays all of its tags on kbin and it’s a nightmare to read.
Unless you’re typing code why is it important?
It's an experiment I've been trying for about two weeks, now. I am using whitespace to make written English easier to read. I put one sentence per line. Long sentences are broken into multiple lines according to natural breaks in the sentences. (I try to aim for an 80 column width.) Indentation is used to signal the continuation of a sentence. Basically, I am treating English like a programmer would treat code. As an interesting and unexpected corollary, the English is much easier to edit, and diffs are way cleaner. (I'm editing this in an external dedicated text editor.)Yes, but reading this on moblie is complete and utter ass. Rule 1 of formatting, don’t force others to adhere to your formatting style.
I find it amusing, thank you
I’m not a programmer, but I think I see what you’re trying to do. I have ADHD and less-than-ideal eyesight. This is easier to read, comprehension-wise, in that I’m not getting “lost” in the text and losing my place and having to re-read paragraphs; but the font you’re using is a little blurrier than the default (I think it’s the serifs) and is a little more difficult for me to physically read. Maybe increasing the font size or changing to a different font would work better?
It’s less readable on mobile clients because code blocks don’t linebreak automatically. I have to side-scroll your comments to read them in full, so the only feeling I get from your experiment is slight annoyance.
Raw text preserves whitespaces, so if I wanted them, I’d just show that instead. I don’t get it.
And it’s still pretentious AF lol
Why is it pretentious?
The whole air of " I know what’s best for you and you don’t"
I'm special and because of that my comments need to look different than everyone elseFurthermore I'm doing this for reasons you won't fully understand because I'm cooler than youIt seriously comes across like some autist green text from 4chan. Imagine if you had a buddy that only conversed in Olde English. You still understand them but Jesus Christ.
The 80-column width, as some have pointed out, can’t really be counted on, unfortunately. But I think this is neat. Reminds me of greentext.
I might try something like this in my own notes for work.
In what way do you consider it easier to read raw HTML than it is to read properly-formatted text? This text displays all of its tags on kbin and it’s a nightmare to read.