On 2010-11-07, Mark Wooding <m...@distorted.org.uk> wrote: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> writes: > >> I would never do that. "Conserving vertical space" seems a stupid >> reason for doing it. > > Vertical space is a limiting factor on how much code one can see at a > time.
And one study I read shoed that how much code one can see at a time directly affects the number of bugs introduced while editing. The more code you could see at a time, the better off you were (at least as far as the measurements in that study went). IOW, editing a loop or other control structure where you couldn't see both ends was problematic. Conserving vertical space avoids that problem. > I use old-fashioned CRT monitors with 4x3 aspect ratios and > dizzyingly high resolution; I usually work with two columns of code, but > can get four if I give up on things like xterms. I still find it rather > limiting: I have to remember everything which won't fit on the screen. > > I've no idea how people manage with these ridiculous widescreen monitors. Rotate them 90 degrees? My monitors will do that mechanically, but I've never bothered to try setting up X to handle it. (I bought 4:3 monitors before they got replaced by cheap 16:8 screens). -- Grant -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
