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Mar 4th, 2006
I have seen that even for code with a small number of lines, vertical scroll bars are added and we have to scroll to see all of it. Also this restriction does not seem to apply for other tags, e.g. [quote][/quote] tags. I think that it would make the reading of code much easier if the scroll bars were either taken away if possible, or made to appear after a much larger number of code lines.
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There is a reason to the madness. The code tags preserve line formatting, so text doesn't wrap around the next line unless there is a hard line break. That means that sometimes a horizonal scroll is automatically added so as to not break the layout of the page. However, the horizontal scroll is added, per the nature of web browsers, to the bottom of the text area. That means that it needs to be viewable at all times, so that one can horizontally scroll as needed.
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Thanks for the quick reply but I am afraid I dont see how it applies to vertical scroll bars. Sorry if it was explained in your reply.
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That's alright. I'll try to explain it in a different way. Picture this:

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This_Is_A_Short_Line
This_Is_A_Short_Line
This_Is_A_Short_Line
This_Is_A_Short_Line
This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____
This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____
This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____This_Is_A_Long_Line_____
This_Is_A_Short_Line
This_Is_A_Short_Line

Now, assume that is a snippet of code in some language such as C++ or PHP. Since code tags preserve line length, it requires horizontal scrolling so that it doesn't stretch the layout of the page.

Notice that there are long lines throughout the snippet, including the first couple of lines. No matter where in the snippet you are reading, you can use the horizontal scroll bar to scroll right.

But suppose there WAS no vertical scroll bar, and the snippet was really long. If you wanted to read the first line, you would have to scroll your web browser all the way down to the bottom of the code area to find the horizontal scrollbar, scroll horizontally, and then scroll all the way back up to finish reading the first line.

By making sure that the full code area all fits on your screen at once, we can ensure that both scroll bars will always be completely visible without constantly scrolling your web browser window IN ADDITION to scrolling hte code snippet box.
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I get it now. Must have been hard to create that example just for me, though
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Since code tags preserve line length, it requires horizontal scrolling so that it doesn't stretch the layout of the page.
So I guess that means a Word Wrap option is also out of the question?

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Word wrap would defeat the purpose of code tags.
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Word wrap would defeat the purpose of code tags.
Feared as much. Guess the only option is to copy it to notepad and view it there. :cheesy:
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