[spam HIGH * code span doesn't preserve space

[Michel Fortin]

Le 2011-02-09 à 8:29, weakish a écrit :


> Consider this code span: `grep '    '`.  All implementations listed on

> [babelmark](http://babelmark.bobtfish.net) just simply wrap it as:

> 

>    <code>grep '    '</code>

> 

> Viewed in browsers, the above code is equivalent to:

> 

>    <code>grep ' '</code>

> 

> I think spaces should be preserved in code span,which maintains consistence

> with code block.  For example, the following HTML code:

> 

>    <code>grep '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; '</code> 


But no-break spaces are not spaces. Changing the content to no-break space will help preserve the appearances, but it'll cause problem if you try to copy-paste the code.

You should try this CSS rule instead:

	code {
		white-space: pre-wrap;
	}

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