Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Centering Things

13 points by ohadron 1 year ago | 7 comments
  • chrisjj 1 year ago
    > We, developers, can only mathematically align perfect rectangles.

    I've heard that really clever devs can do circles too...

    • PaulHoule 1 year ago
      Except for Adobe (in the case of PDF) where they can only draw Bézier curves.
      • chrisjj 1 year ago
        By 'do' I meant only align :)
    • kevincox 1 year ago
      The worst part about this is that it requires knowing the font. I generally like to let users use their preferred don't so I don't change the default. So I have no hope.
      • paulpauper 1 year ago
        CSS , tables, and mobile browsers ... shudders
        • sylware 1 year ago
          Looking at implementing my own wayland compositor (finally)... the thought of centering windows properly...
          • h2odragon 1 year ago
            mouse pointer bugs ugh

            now im tempted to copy the trick