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Make block widths consistent

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Description

From https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2959#issuecomment-762636762:

Block widths are all over the place. Text blocks have one standard width, code blocks are wider, tables are sometimes wider, sometimes narrower than text, and so on. See section 12.11.1.6 for an example, where the two parameter tables (EncryptedFile and JWK) have different widths even though they are adjacent to each other. This sticks out like a sore thumb when scrolling through the document.

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Start with section 12.11.1.6, especially the adjacent EncryptedFile and JWK parameter tables, and inspect how the specification renders text, code, and table blocks. No source file or test is named; done means the relevant block types use consistent widths and the cited tables no longer differ visibly.

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Tech stack
html
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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