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This node describes some of the most common causes of pages rendering too wide.
Sometimes, the problem is purely an issue of the content of the node. Because these affect everyone, regardless of settings, the solutions necessarily involve "fixing" the node. Examples:
Solution: /msg the author or solicit one of the janitors to fix the problem. (This usually means replacing the <pre> tags with <code> tags.)
Solution: /msg the author or solicit one of the janitors to fix the problem. (The usual fix is to put the very long string into <code> tags with a newline.)
In other cases, the problem is an issue of how the node content is interacting with your Display Settings. You should suspect one of these might be the cause if you see a particular node render very wide but no one else does.
Solution: Un-check "Code Wrapping Off" in your Display Settings.
Solution: You should either set your "Code Wrap Length" to something low, like between 20 and 40; or turn off "Auto Code Wrap" entirely.
Solution: For quite a while, IE was the only browser that supported soft hyphens. But support for soft hyphens is now much more common. If your browser doesn't, it's time to think about upgrading. If that isn't an option, then you can simply turn off "Auto Code Wrap".
Other possible causes:
Solution: In either case, you basically have two options: switch browsers, or bear with it until the offending message goes away. (If it's in your message inbox, you can delete it.)
Solution: reduce that to a value that works for you, such as 75%. Or remove it altogether.
Solution: edit the contents of your Personal Nodelet or Free Nodelet. URLs, for example, should have relatively short link text. Also remember that browsers wrap (break) on whitespace rather liberally — a fact you can exploit to good effect.
Based on the threads Pages often too wide, Occasional PM's page width problem, Monastery Gates page is too wide, New code wrap options, Space or Soft Hyphens, and others.