Editing 276: Fixed Width
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| image = fixed_width.png | | image = fixed_width.png | ||
| titletext = I wish I knew how to quit this so I wouldn't have to quit you. | | titletext = I wish I knew how to quit this so I wouldn't have to quit you. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Fixed width or {{w|monospaced font}} refers to the font used in old teletype terminals and | + | Fixed width or {{w|monospaced font}} refers to the font used in old teletype terminals and {{w|instant messaging}} clients (often {{w|Courier (typeface)|Courier}}). |
− | For two text lines to have the same length | + | For two text lines to have the same length it's easier if they are in a monospaced font. For example, the following sentences are almost the same lenght, but since we are using a {{w|proportional font}} those lengths are not exact (the first line is a couple of pixels wider): |
<font face="Times New Roman, Times"> | <font face="Times New Roman, Times"> | ||
− | + | :<emily> the best I've had | |
− | :<emily> the best | + | :<rob> it was AMAZING |
− | :<rob> | ||
</font> | </font> | ||
− | + | Initially, by mere chance, Emily's and [[Rob]]'s lines were exactly the same length. This made Rob want to continue the pattern. | |
− | In | + | That Rob feels forced to change what he wants to type to continue the pattern could be a symptom of {{w|obsessive–compulsive disorder}}. |
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+ | Because of the monospaced font, any reply with 19 characters (including space) would have continued the pattern. In particular, "definitely for real" would have worked. | ||
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+ | The title text is a reference to the line "I wish I knew how to quit you" from the movie {{w|Brokeback Mountain}}. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
− | + | {{Comic discussion}} | |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Rob]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Rob]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
[[Category:Sex]] | [[Category:Sex]] | ||
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