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From: Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Programming Context
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:28:18 -0500
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On 4/24/24 21:02, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:18:09 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:40:09 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>>
>>> Every program I've used call it left/right justification.
>>
>> No idea what kind of programs you’ve used, then. The proper term is
>> “left/
>> right alignment”.
> 
> I think of alignment more in the context of string formatting where you'er
> specifying a field width and whether the first character will be at the
> beginning of the field or the last character will be at the end of the
> field with leading space padding if necessary.


Left-justified and left-aligned are two different features. Jesus.

A quoted paragraph in the middle of left-justified texts can have 
indentation compared to the text above and below, and yet be 
"left-aligned".