code span doesn't preserve space

[David Parsons]

On Feb 9, 2011, at 5:29 AM, weakish wrote:


> Consider this code span: `grep '    '`.  All implementations listed on

> [babelmark](http://babelmark.bobtfish.net) just simply wrap it as:

>

>   <code>grep '    '</code>

>

> Viewed in browsers, the above code is equivalent to:

>

>   <code>grep ' '</code>

>

> I think spaces should be preserved in code span,which maintains  

> consistence

> with code block.  For example, the following HTML code:

>

>   <code>grep '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; '</code>


   If you don't use css to style the spaces, &nbsp; may not help.     
In the
   versions of firefox I use, the stupid browser happily compresses  
&nbsp;
   no matter how many <code>s and <pre>s I wrap around them.

   -david parsons