in reply to Re^3: Too much indentation!
in thread Too much indentation!

Maybe the number of spaces should be inversely proportional to the number of replies. If only a space could be fractional...

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Re^5: Too much indentation!
by hangon (Deacon) on Sep 15, 2008 at 02:08 UTC
    It would be monumental to have an example in this very same node.

    Ok, I'm in.

    As for the problem, why not have the thread detach at say 6 levels and and be contained in its own block with indentation reset? Something like this: (No doubt easier said than done) 

    OP
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| Re:                       |
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|   Re^2:                   |
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|         Re^6:             |
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  | Re^7:                   |
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  |   Re^8:                 |
  |_________________________|
  |         Re^12:          |
  |_________________________|        
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  | Re^13:                  |
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| Re:                       |
|___________________________|
|   Re^2:                   |
|___________________________|
| Re:                       |
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Re^5: Too much indentation!
by blazar (Canon) on Sep 15, 2008 at 08:50 UTC

    I had also thought of this, albeit not exactly in terms of inverse proportionality: but indeed in terms of a monotone decreasing sequence of horizontal space. However:

    • we now have a solution, courtesy of ambrus;
    • it can actually be adapted to do just the above, provided that the amount becomes constant from some point on - presumably zero.
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Re^5: Too much indentation!
by ww (Archbishop) on Sep 15, 2008 at 02:10 UTC
    But you can! Use proportional spacing.

    Next (silly) indent goes below.

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      Ooops. I was late with the previous reply....which was addressed to fractional spaces.
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        Hmm.Some say it's better to read from top to bottom, so maybe this will be an improvement on readability?

        Stop saying 'script'. Stop saying 'line-noise'.
        We have nothing to lose but our metaphors.

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