"Rozental, Gennadiy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > in favor of 80-column text is just that >> >> > So I wondered what the general opinion of boost developers >> is on this issue, >> >> I am in favor of 72 column lines myself. This allows me to have three >> comfortable columns of code on the screen at once. > > This is namely the reason why I would prefer longer lines. On majority on > modern monitors 80-column text fit to left 1/3 of monitor space, leaving 2/3 > blank. >>From "idiological prospective" you won't find too many reasons to defend > 80-column limitation. We tend to use more and more explicit namespace > specifications, a lot of template parameters, effectively making even simple > assignment to spread on multiple lines (and less readable) would you stick > to 80-column. Unless you try to put several statements on the same line, I > prefer to see it long not separated. On the other hand, I admit that there > are still as lot of people using vi through terminal connection.
OK, this is getting OT. Let's get back to library design, please. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
