On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 18:15:17 +0300 Nikita Krasnov <nikita.nikita.kras...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Nikita, > Is this message – an equivalent of a new forum topic or thread? Does > anyone even see this? Sorry, first time having conversations this > way. yes, welcome to this mailing list! > Also, is hard-wrapping lines at 80 characters a requirement? I > see many people doing this here (I think I also saw Linus Torvalds > doing the same in kernel emails). I even wrap at 70 characters. > I do see an appeal in this, but I don't necessarily see the purpose. > You can configure any text editor to soft-wrap at the end of the > screen without breaking lines. > Is there something I can read about this? Automatic line wrapping mostly fails, e.g. for blockquotes. 50-75 characters per line is a sane default given human limits. It's proven to be the "best" line length for readability[0]; the Wikipedia-page[1] also gives some more insights. With best regards Laslo [0]:https://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_length