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		sa46 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Un-Redactor Wouldn’t a mono space font provide more information since you can extrapolate the exact number of characters?

jstanley 8 days ago | [–]

My guess is that is actually less information than you get from a variable width font.

kvthweatt 8 days ago | [–]

Either way, fixed or with index lines.

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