Re: [PATCH 0/2] docs: make tables responsive with content-aware column widths

[Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>]

Rito Rhymes <rito@ritovision.com> writes:

> This series establishes a responsive layout foundation for generated
> tables throughout the documentation site. Wide tables can use contained
> horizontal scrolling on narrow viewports instead of widening the page or
> compressing their columns until the content becomes unreadable.
>
> It also derives content-aware minimum widths for each column, giving
> table content a reasonable floor before wrapping. This prevents
> aggressive wrapping from collapsing a column's own text into nearly
> vertical lines and prevents wider columns from squeezing neighboring
> columns into the same unreadable state.
>
> This addresses the current pathological failure modes in which tables
> either widen the page beyond its margins or collapse columns into
> nearly vertical text.

So I will look at this in more detail in the coming days.

My immediate reaction, though, is that this is the injection of a bunch
of complexity to solve a problem that nobody has complained about.  Your
last attempt here led to regressions that took a while to turn up; I
don't really see enough of a reason to risk that again.

Thanks,

jon