Open bovender opened 3 years ago
Hi @bovender, I appreciate the feedback! I agree, that in the case of commas, whitespaces after the separators would look more natural.
column 1, column 2, column 3
1, 2, 3
4, 5, 6
But in that case, the separators wouldn't be aligned vertically and having them aligned vertically actually gives a readability benefit. Especially so for pipe |
separators where the aligned |
characters form a resemblance to graphical table lines.
You're totally right, but what about
column 1, column 2, column 3
1 , 2 , 3
4 , 5 , 6
Anyway, it's not a big deal, I just thought if there was a simple tweak to adjust it, it might be useful.
Oh, I see what you mean. So basically we want to keep the spaces before but we also want to add exactly one whitespace after for cosmetic reasons. I like your idea, but I am still not sure about potential drawbacks, I can already see a few minor ones (although they probably don't overweight the benefit of the extra space for visual tidiness):
Anyway, I think we should try this; when I have more time on my hands, I will try to adjust the alignment rules.
Thanks, I appreciate it. Yes it's totally cosmetic, so no big deal if it does not work out.
Best wishes
Daniel (@bovender)
This is a great extension, but in my humble opinion, the 'align' command adds spaces in the wrong places:
I think for better readability there should be a space after rather than before a comma. Or shouldn't it?