linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] docs: hwmon: dell-smm-hwmon.rst: Replace ascii table with flat-table

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Message-ID: <87k0fnbfk5.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:23:38 -0700
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>, pali@...nel.org
Cc:     jdelvare@...e.com, linux@...ck-us.net, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] docs: hwmon: dell-smm-hwmon.rst: Replace ascii
 table with flat-table

Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de> writes:

> flat-table is recommended over ascii art tables.
>
> Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....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