Lisp vs. C++ (not off-topic)

[Walter Bright]

Lionello Lunesu wrote:
> Well, why would anyone (Walter in this case) want to use "width"? Probably 
> to prevent the code-box from touching the edges of the page. The problem 
> with "width" was that it can make the box too small for its contents. That's 
> why I suggested using "margin" instead. It prevents the box from touching 
> the edges but never smaller than the longest line inside the box.. But that 
> was of course before I knew "min-width" existed :)

I used the "width" so that multiple code boxes lined up neatly. It just 
looked better.