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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

The number of people who move text around by adding spaces is too damn high!

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 hour ago

Did they learn to type on a typewriter?

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Who needs align right when you can just hold the space-bar till it's there, or if you are a pro tab then space for perfect alignment

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 4 points 2 hours ago

I have spent the last several weeks re-creating documents like this there were developed and maintained by one guy for 38 years.
There's a half page drawing done in word that is lines and boxes and text all as text and positioned with spaces and tabs. I think I took a screenshot of it and just made it all one picture