new documentation format for std.algorithm

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/3/11 9:11 AM, Jeff Nowakowski wrote:
> On 02/03/2011 01:21 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>
>> Someone mentioned in this thread that leaving all font sizes to default
>> causes the text to be too small.
>>
>> The rhetoric is convincing but I'm afraid it can't be properly
>> translated into reality.
>
> It doesn't matter *what* you choose, somebody will complain it is too
> small or too large. That doesn't mean that some choices aren't better
> than others. Going by default size and making the fonts relative to that
> is the way to go, assuming smaller sizes are justified to squeeze in
> text to cramped spaces.
>
> Large blocks of text descriptions should be at the default size. Then if
> somebody complains about that, tell them to fix their defaults instead
> of imposing their monitor and browser settings on the rest of the Internet.

Apparently at least for one person choosing the default makes the text 
too large. Making the default smaller in turn makes Wikipedia text too 
small.

I wouldn't want to require a change of defaults to see our website or to 
compete with Wikipedia :o).


Andrei