On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 04:27:15PM +1000, johntran...@fastmail.fm wrote: > Hi, Scott. Thanks for replying. > > Agreed, no, you don’t need a horizonotal scrollbar > on a proply-designed page, because you don’t need one.
OK good. I just wanted to make sure we were seeing the same thing. > As they (all) say: > > Readability: the Optimal Line Length: Having the right amount of characters > on each line is key to the readability of your text. It shouldn’t merely be > your design that dictates the width of your text, it should also be a matter > of legibility. The optimal line length for your body text is considered to be > 50-60 characters per line, including spaces (“Typographie”, E. Ruder). Other > sources suggest that up to 75 characters is acceptable. > > So can we have a page width of say 50 to 60 characters per line, including > spaces? I would be in favor of previewing this change. It should be configurable somewhere in the Wiki settings. > That would help us all to read properly and easily. > > And… no need for a horizontal scrollbar. > > best By the way, LyX could use a lot of UI love. If you happen to be a programmer with UI experience, we have an opening :) In the future, please always respond to the list (so others can join). Best, Scott
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