Template:Pretext


 * Preformatted Text                  *
 * When used in  preformatting            *
 * 0         tags with a  monospaced font,         0 *
 * 00        this text block  and borders         00 *
 * 000       should  be  straight, with a        000 *
 * 0000      clean left-aligned edge.           0000 *
 * 00000                                       00000 *
 * 000000    The  quick  brown  fox jumps     000000 *
 * 0000000   over  the  lazy  dog's  back.   0000000 *
 * 00000000  The  time  has  come for all   00000000 *
 * 000000000 good  men to come to the aid  000000000 *
 * of the party. (1234567890).            *
 * 00000000  The  time  has  come for all   00000000 *
 * 000000000 good  men to come to the aid  000000000 *
 * of the party. (1234567890).            *

Use
Makes a formatted box with one edge against the left margin, and when displayed in preformatting tags or an equivalent template, the text block is cleanly centered, and the boders are straight. Used for testing preformatted layouts.

Use the templates Prettypre or Prewrap, to handle formatted text in styled layouts. Other text blocks exist; Lorem ipsum, and Text, are both unformatted text blocks.