On Thu, Jul 9, 2015, at 22:11, Marcel Korpel wrote: > * Marcel Korpel <[email protected]> (Fri, 10 Jul 2015 03:04:42 > +0200): > > * Hugo Osvaldo Barrera <[email protected]> (Thu, 09 Jul 2015 21:23:22 > > -0300): > >> I've seen lots of short code snippets pasted into the comments. I > >> think keeping the monospaced font there makes sense too (I'd even > >> argue that comments would better of be displayed monospaced too). > > > > True, I've seen them, too. But I like things consistent: either both > > the form and the comments in monospace, or both in sans serif. >
I agree completely. > Or explicitly ask to put code snippets in pastebins like > https://ptpb.pw, so comments aren't cluttered with code. It's a bit of an overkill for a three-or-four-line-snippet sometimes. And even if it's suggested, people will inevitably post code into comments. > Perhaps, but this is very thin ice, regarding what the AUR should be, > provide an interface to that service and automatically add a link to > the pasted code. But I don't think I like this idea (though it's > doable). Markdown comments might help deal with this too, but I'm sure the idea will quickly get shot down. :( -- Hugo Osvaldo Barrera
