bad linebreaks
by Jim Nagel
I raised a report on the bug-tracker about really bad linebreaks that
Netsurf sometimes commits.
This isn't a new thing. I'm using #4316 but fault has existed since
many many versions ago and as far as I know has never been reported.
My theory is that the Netsurf code thinks it's OK to start a new line
when text reaches nearly the edge of the frame and that it can perform
the break not only at a wordspace but also at an HTML tag, i.e. at "<"
or ">" or "&xxx;". (Hmm, what about ?)
You too often see a word like "John’s" with the apostrophe-s or
just the -s on the next line. Or a split in the middle of something
like "<i>x</i><sup>2</sup>=4<i>y</i>". Or "(<a href=...> blabla</a>)"
can leave the opening or closing parenthesis on a different line. Or
worse.
It obviously depends on the width of the window, so you might have to
drag the width to see it happen (presuming of course that it's not a
fixed-width page). Try a news page from http://theregister.co.uk as
an example.
Anybody concur with me?
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Jim Nagel www.archivemag.co.uk
4 years, 9 months
Tumblr
by Harriet Bazley
As of the last few days, every time I try to view a Tumblr URL I get a
https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/consent?redirect= page instead.
I'm assuming this is something to do with the new data protection rules, but
since I don't even have a Tumblr account and have no means of getting past
this roadblock to view what was intended as publicly broadcast data it's
rather annoying.
I was trying to follow a webcomic published there, and I've got a couple of
useful articles bookmarked...
--
Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==
Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage.
5 years
Persistant error boxes.
by lists
When I clink on an Ebay message trying to persuade me to buy something,
one I have just received is headed "make a note of this", many others say
"trending"
I get persistant error boxes from NetSurf "failing to identify the
authenticity of an SSL certificate". Whether I select reject or accept, I
get a continued succession of similar boxes and can end up with dozens all
over the screen.
The only way I can clear the screen is by shutting NetSurf down completly
--
Stuart Winsor
Tools With A Mission
sending tools across the world
http://www.twam.co.uk/
5 years
