The Problem: Let's say you have an instance variable, @blog_post, and you want to show it in a <pre> tag:
%pre~ @blog_post In this case, even though the ~ operator was used, the @blog_post contents are indented using white space. The reason for this is that the find_and_preserve method (~) only works when the content you're evaluating contains a <textarea>, <pre> or <code> tag. I was pointed towards the preserve function, and it doesn't seem to work in this case either: %pre= preserve(@blog_post) In this case, the new lines in @blog_post are converted to 
. However, if @blog_post is longer than Haml::Buffer::ONE_LINER_LENGTH, Haml indents it as well. Out there thought: While pondering all of this, I wondered to myself: is there a case where someone would actually want white space inside a <textarea>, <pre> or <code> tag? I certainly can't think of any. I think the default behavior for these tags should be to _never_ process white space within them. Maybe Haml shouldn't even have the ~ operator at all? If it could be made smart enough to never add white space to tags where it matters, and I believe it could, programmers wouldn't have to worry about whether a tag needs white space or not, it would always just be there except when it isn't appropriate. I think this would make learning Haml much easier, because it's another thing people don't have to worry about. Thoughts? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Haml" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/haml?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
