thejikz

GRAHH about monospace fonts. I rant into #gemspace officially.
*This requires a gemini client(or proxy if you know how), I humbly suggest "Lagrange". Link below also. Cheers!

gemini://nullsense.thejikz.com/shards/shard01-shattered.gmi

Gemini Client- Lagrange(other protocols too!)
https://github.com/skyjake/lagrange

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Jan 18, 2025 at 3:47amWeb
Show threadLasse BeyerJan 18, 2025

@thejikz Gemini really doesn't work like that! It is supposed to format the text according to the settings and capabilities of the client browser. And it does.
If you want to enforce a monospace font and deliberate line breaks and lengths for your whole page, you'll have to wrap it in the ``` tags.

Here's what your page looks like on a mobile browser (deedum):

#geminiprotocol

Show threadthejikzJan 18, 2025
@lasse yea, hence shattered. I am doing a deep dive in monospaces, and yes, this is exactly my rant issue with mobile client, and argument that it should be user controlled for width better. gemini is a stepping stone to these- certainly the header footers are not going to work for gemspace.
MORE searching and pushing necessary. cheers!
Show threadLasse BeyerJan 18, 2025

@thejikz like I said, use the specified tag; like this:

```
Here goes your header
```

This will be equivalent to HTML:

<pre>
Your header, or body, or anything
</pre>

It's easy 😎

Show threadthejikzJan 18, 2025
@lasse there are issues with that also, some clients will put a box around it, some will not, so it is another issue of "control". I am verging on a protocol fork, since my own use and limits are being reached in gemspace (for this one project), have been exploring NEX and others. Gemini has a place (and will keep one!) just I was trying to force a use that isnt condusive to my needs.
In fact, the limits are giving me better thoughts and reasoning on a macro level I never thought I would have!
Show threadLasse BeyerJan 18, 2025
@thejikz sure. Eventually you'll run into the problem of where to draw the line for how much features are enough... or even re-invent HTML while you're at it. OTOH what use is your fork, if nobody else is using it?
Not trying to be mean or anything, but others were pondering the same issues already, and Gemini was deliberately designed to be feature-complete; however minimal those features may be.