What's the point? My problem is with tables. Tables used to work.
The CODE tags forgo formatting such as font. If you compose within the tags and try to make the spaces line up, they won't,
If you use the CODE tag and then change the font to courier new. You will compose in courier new, but that information is lost, because code automatically invokes PLAIN. CODE will not compact multiple spaces to one space. CODE will, however render properly.
Your edit window will not be correct though unless you change the font back to courier new between the tags.