On 1/8/2012 12:04 PM, Guenter Knauf wrote:
> on the other side: I've asked me already often if we shouldnt increase the 
> maxchar/line; I
> believe that would in many cases greatly increase readability ...
> and honestly: who the heck does nowadays work on a 80-line terminal??

Frequently on unix and windows.  I haven't yet committed the time to
try working on a headless windows server 2008, however :)  My text
editor windows all default to 81 cols to avoid just this issue.

> isn't that a relic inherited from stone-time? I would be fine with f.e. 110 
> or 120 chars/line.

Is a limit even appropriate anymore?  On what basis?  132 chars is one
standard that could be applied.  Perhaps a precommit filter to avoid
issues in the future?

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