The TT tag, unfortunately, is not the best way to CSS-style a multi-line block. (That's why PRE is a part of HTML, even if your Monk options don't use them.) When I try to outline and background a multiline TT block on a Mozilla-based browser, each line has its own overlapping rectangle of varying widths (because TT is a character formatter, not a block formatter). Outlining the PRE does the right thing: one rectangle fitting the widest line.

There seems to be a long way to go for the whole site to be generically skinned. Followups in a thread use a lot of html-coded BGCOLOR values. The use of containers instead of bordering in the CSS makes some adjustments far less simple.

Oh well. It was a lark, anyway. I tweaked some colors and hoverable links to my liking, and that's what I was going for. Just because I can't restyle the nodelets and thread replies doesn't chase me away or anything.

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In reply to Re^4: More CSS-friendly formatting on PerlMonks? (no PRE) by halley
in thread More CSS-friendly formatting on PerlMonks? by halley

Title:
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