Why is a new line character inserted after a <br /> tag in the HTML output

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Why is a new line character inserted after a <br /> tag in the HTML output

SerenadeX opened this issue 9 years ago · comments

I'm looking at this line in particular. Why would we want to include a '\n' character in the HTML if we have already put in a <br /> tag? '\n' characters do not render in HTML.

Rhett Rogers · Answer 1 · Tue Mar 01 2016 04:54:09 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I would open a PR removing this but I want to make sure that I understand the design of this before I start ripping things out.

Matt Diephouse · Answer 2 · Tue Mar 01 2016 05:00:49 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

It makes the HTML marginally better to read. As you noted, \n characters do not render in HTML.

Rhett Rogers · Answer 3 · Tue Mar 01 2016 05:17:03 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Would it make sense then to have an option to not insert those characters? In other words get all the HTML on one line?

Matt Diephouse · Answer 4 · Tue Mar 01 2016 05:32:47 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

No, I think you should use a minifier if you're interested in that sort of behavior.