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finnegan

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11 Jun 15

finnegan

GENS UNA SUMUS

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11 Jun 15

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I cannot stand the way text inserted into quotes is transformed into

a ludicrously large font size

and placed in a

stupidly large band of white screen,

making

a visual mess

instead of a helpful emphasis or neat visual distinction.

Russ

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DukeOfEuphony

player of the violin

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12 Jun 15

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it is a bit odd.

Shallow Blue

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16 Jun 15

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Originally posted by DukeOfEuphony
it is a bit odd.

Counter-intuitive is what it is.

Ponderable

chemist

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07 Aug 15

Originally posted by finnegan
I [b]cannot stand the way text inserted into quotes is transformed into
a ludicrously large font size
and placed in a
stupidly large band of white screen,
making
a visual mess
instead of a helpful emphasis or neat visual distinction. [/b]

so it should be done like in replying and quoting a post directly?

Shallow Blue

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Moves: 12477

07 Aug 15

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Originally posted by Ponderable
so it should be done like in replying and quoting a post directly?

Possibly, but at the very least the size of the quoted material should be no greater than that of the surrounding text. Just a little smaller is good, equally large is fine, but the way it's now is exactly the Wrong Thing. Typographically speaking, it's simply incorrect.