On Wednesday, 23 April 2014 at 16:13:37 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu
wrote:
So I'd dlang.org to foster a behavior depending on the
available real estate, as follows:
* Cap cpl at e.g. 110 on very large screens.
* As the available width decreases, reduce cpl up to 60.
* If cpl with sidebar falls below 60, remove the sidebar and
obtain e.g. 80 cpl.
* As the available width reduces further, allow reduction down
to e.g. 35 cpl, and then require horizontal scrolling.
At some point you'll probably realize that the term "cpl" is not
particularly meaningful in this context because:
1. you don't use a monofont and have to figure out what "cpl" is
in "em" or "rem".
2. adults detect phrases, not characters, so any measurements are
done on the wrong unit anyway.
3. quantitative human factors studies that go beyond your inate
capabilites tend to be full of severe methodological flaws.
Waste of time.
