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Re:3px of padding makes all the difference in the world by gridmaths on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @05:12AM (#5779004)
why downvote ? I hilite a logical inference :

If readability is a feature, then lack of readability is a lack of that feature, which is a bug [ as measured against the goals of the product ]

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Re:3px of padding makes all the difference in the world by Dylan16807 on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @11:41PM (#5784458)
Readability is not subjective. You answered a question with a non sequitur.
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Re:3px of padding makes all the difference in the world by gridmaths on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @09:39AM (#5786169)
Readability is not subjective ?

So you have a mathematical formula for Readability, excellent.

That would be simpler than adjusting things by 3px until they just look spectacular and zing off the page.

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Re:3px of padding makes all the difference in the world by Dylan16807 on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @12:30PM (#5787265)
You can measure how fast people read. It varies per person but it's not an opinion.

But this is not about readability. It's about what looks 'better', whether you prefer balance vs. having the comments closer. The real debate is about a subjective thing, and not about readability.

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