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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:40:32 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Using proportional fonts in Acme for Programming
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On Thu Aug 13 18:36:41 EDT 2009, rminnich@gmail.com wrote:
> I always get a kick out of this
> exchange:http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/comp.os.plan9/msg02052.html

it took me at least 5 seconds to realize that abaco was formatting
that page correctly.  ☺

the key to the joke, however, is there is a vast difference between
leading indentation and stuff like

	if(x == 1 &&
	   y == 2)

which just doesn't work well with proportional fonts.

i guess this email is an excercize in making presotto unfunny
in 3 easy steps.

- erik