Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

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Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

Aelanna 10 Feb 2014 17:55

So, Troy wondered a while back whether it was possible to justify text on the SCP Wiki, in the same way that magazines and newspapers do.

The answer, as it turns out, is yes:

http://scp-sigma-9.wikidot.com/scp-682
http://scp-sigma-9.wikidot.com/scp-1686

In addition to the obvious textual differences, the image blocks would also shift right slightly to line up with the actual right margin; image blocks are padded out because they took really weird with non-justified text.

Thoughts? Comments?

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

Aelanna 10 Feb 2014 18:41

Posted on the behalf of Joreth:

[11:34] <Joreth> no
[11:34] <@Annalea> Joreth: reasoning?
[11:34] <Joreth> not a fan at all
[11:35] <Joreth> well my main issue is that it streches the text unnecessarily
[11:35] <Joreth> sort of like bad kerning
[11:35] <Joreth> I like my spaces even :I
[11:35] <bluesoul> heh
[11:35] <@Annalea> and the fact that we already have some really messed up spacing because of the image issues?
[11:35] <bluesoul> a fair complaint
[11:35] <@Eskobear> I'm unsure/neutral on justification on my laptop, but it makes Kindle reading easier
[11:36] <Joreth> Annalea: well, I agree that the images are borked sometimes, but I think altering the text to make it more wonky is counter-intuitive
[11:36] <Joreth> like I said
[11:36] <@Annalea> more wonky?
[11:36] <@Annalea> the images are padded out because of the lack of justification
[11:36] <@Annalea> i'm removing that padding to align it with the actual right margin
[11:37] <Joreth> well yes but aligning it streches the text and it's no longer spaced evenly
[11:37] <Joreth> and bad kerning breaks my heart
[11:37] <@Annalea> and the fact that magazines and newspapers do this…? :\
[11:37] <Joreth> that's why I don't like magazines that do that :I
[11:37] * @Annalea shrugs

As a reminder, Troy is the one who is advocating for this change, not me. I'm merely the enabler.

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Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

pxdnbluesoul 10 Feb 2014 18:59

I originally didn't think I would care for it, but I like the proposed change quite a bit.

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

marslifeform 10 Feb 2014 19:00

I don't feel particularly strongly either way, but I'm leaning more towards not justifying it. I don't really care about how the image is slightly padded/off, but I feel the stretched out text is more of a distraction than the picture as well as being more important in the context of articles.

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

ProcyonLotor 10 Feb 2014 19:33

I like the justified quite a lot.

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

CryogenChaos 10 Feb 2014 19:43

I don't particularly care for it, honestly. The idea is certainly cool, but the stretched out text is too distracting for me.

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

Drewbear 10 Feb 2014 19:48

Voting against justification. I've always had difficulty reading magazines/books/whatever with justification, especially in large paragraphs, because the sometimes radically different spacing from one line to another seriously distracts my eye and pulls attention to the form rather than the content. I.e. I literally find it more difficult to parse the meaning of the text because the spacing distracts me that much.

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Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

Accelerando 10 Feb 2014 20:17

I'll pass. I also find it distracting, and it seems to jack formatting up on mobile:

+ I mean, it's not super hideous or anything

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

Aelanna 10 Feb 2014 20:35

To be fair, everything with regards to reading on mobile is jacked up. That would be a non-issue if we were able to use a mobile template.

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

Dmatix 10 Feb 2014 20:42

I think I'll go against it, if only for the selfish reason that it makes my head hurt sometimes.

Re: Justified alignment on the SCP Wiki

SoullessSingularity 10 Feb 2014 20:54

I find justified text hard to read and distracting, even moreso than when images mucked with original text. ..

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