| 1 | | For reference, [https://irclogs.wordpress.org/chanlog.php?channel=wordpress-dev&day=2012-08-15&sort=asc#m438343 discussion that reverted and closed this ticket]. |
| | 1 | For reference, two discussions discussed and ended up in a revert on this, [https://irclogs.wordpress.org/chanlog.php?channel=wordpress-dev&day=2012-08-15&sort=asc#m438338 1] and [https://irclogs.wordpress.org/chanlog.php?channel=wordpress-dev&day=2012-08-15&sort=asc#m438758 2]. |
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| | 3 | In summary, |
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| | 5 | Themes may not be implementing an editor stylesheet, and this was intended as a "sane default" - writing width is 600px and background indicates that. |
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| | 7 | The gray space shows the user where the editable ends and non-editable area begins. |
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| | 9 | The centering was intended to create parity with desktop publishing software (i.e. MS Word) for a familiar experience. Centering editable area works in Word because the content width is 100% of the application width. In WordPress, the existence of the admin menu on the left and a right column on the right means that the editor is not 100% of the application width, and may blur the utility / beauty of centering the editable in an editor among many UI pieces on the screen. |