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Subject: Re: [RFC] Increase libstdc++ line length to 100(?) columns
To: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>,
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On 29/11/2020 17:38, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Allan Sandfeld Jensen:
> 
>> If you _do_ change it. I would suggest changing it to 120, which is next 
>> common step for a lot of C++ projects.
> 
> 120 can be problematic for a full HD screen in portrait mode.  Nine
> pixels per character is not a lot (it's what VGA used), and you can't
> have any window decoration.  With a good font and screen, it's doable.
> But if the screen isn't quite sharp, then I think you wouldn't be able
> to use portrait mode anymore.
> 

Please remember that not everyone has 20:20 vision.  Requiring a
terminal width that's so large that the text is wrapped (or, worse, you
get horizontal scroll bars) is not acceptable, IMO.

R.