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From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
To: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>, pali@kernel.org
Cc: jdelvare@suse.com, linux@roeck-us.net, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] docs: hwmon: dell-smm-hwmon.rst: Replace ascii table with flat-table
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:23:38 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k0fnbfk5.fsf@meer.lwn.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20211228153709.18317-3-W_Armin@gmx.de>

Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de> writes:

> flat-table is recommended over ascii art tables.
>
> Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  Documentation/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.rst | 60 +++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

FWIW, I totally disagree with that recommendation and should really just
take it out.  This patch makes it clear why: the new table is almost
entirely unreadable in the plain-text form.

Thanks,

jon

  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-12-29 15:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-12-28 15:37 [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: admin-guide: Update i8k driver name Armin Wolf
2021-12-28 15:37 ` [PATCH 2/4] Documentation: admin-guide: Add Documentation for undocumented dell_smm_hwmon parameters Armin Wolf
2021-12-28 15:37 ` [PATCH 3/4] docs: hwmon: dell-smm-hwmon.rst: Replace ascii table with flat-table Armin Wolf
2021-12-28 15:54   ` Guenter Roeck
2021-12-29 15:23   ` Jonathan Corbet [this message]
2021-12-28 15:37 ` [PATCH 4/4] Documentation: ABI: Add ABI file for legacy /proc/i8k interface Armin Wolf

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