Code Snippets ARGH!!!!!!!!

[John Bateman]

Sorry folks I just have to vent.
After being on the Ranch for over 2 years (I know that this could be a surprise to some but it's true.. and I've been pretty active, just flying under the radar) [post: 400 coming up]
I just have to get this off my chest.
I HATE WHEN PEOPLE WRITE CODE SNIPPETS AND DONT USE the UBB 'code' '/code' tags.
I now have a habit of skipping every message that doesn't use them as I get a damn headache trying to read these messages with no formatting.
*WHEW*
Glad to get that off my chest...
Thank you!

[Randall Twede]

i sometimes use quote instead if it turns out ok cause code make the font size hard to read. at least on small monitors like mine. regardless, i agree it must be formatted.

[Jason Menard]

Normal UBB code tag:

public class myClass
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("Hello Ranch");
    }
}

UBB code tag with larger font size:

public class myClass
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("Hello Ranch");
    }
}

Same thing without using the code tags:
<pre>
public class myClass
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello Ranch");
}
}
</pre>

I totaly agree though. People posting unformatted code is maddening.
[ May 15, 2002: Message edited by: Jason Menard ]

[Thomas Paul]

Not every forum has html enabled.

[Jim Yingst]

In general, we've had to disable HTML is most forums where code is posted regularly, because of some UBB bugs. So you generally can't change font size when you need to. We're looking at ways to imporove on this situation...

[David Weitzman]

On my computer the stuff in CODE or QUOTE tags is annoyingly small. Stuff without it has no formatting. I like posts that have no code

[Jason Menard]

Then I guess that would explain things. And I'm sure it would take a UBB hack to fix as well.