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Multiple columns and horizontal spacing (HTML)

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enhancement html layout
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Description

The horizontal space between columns is too large in html output.

---
format: html
---

::: {layout="[49, -2, 49]" layout-valign="top"}

![](https://placehold.co/600x400.png)

![](https://placehold.co/600x400.png)

:::

Result

Screenshot 2024-03-16 at 19 04 51

The extra space is caused by the stylesheet:

Screenshot 2024-03-16 at 19 06 35

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the provided .qmd example using HTML output, then inspect the stylesheet responsible for the column spacing shown in the report. Confirm the layout renders with reduced horizontal space between columns and verify the change against the example.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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