Mark Brown wrote:
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Sent: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:29:36 -0600
To: stdcxx-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: svn commit: r569152 -
/incubator/stdcxx/branches/4.2.0/etc/config/src/LIMITS.cpp
Andrew, please be sure to observe the 78 characters/line limit
in Change Log entries as documented in bullet (3) of the Patch
Format section on the Bugs page:
http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx/bugs.html#patch_format
The reason for this limit in both ChangeLogs and source files
is that they all need to be readable on traditional VT100 text
terminals.
I have seen coding styles with a 79 character limit (for instance Python) but I
am curious what the rationale for the 78 character limit is when even the VT100
displays have 80 columns?
Opening a file with 80 characters per line in emacs with a buffer
width set to 80 columns will wrap the last character of the next
line. So if all you have to work with is an 80x24 text terminal
and want to run emacs in it you want files to have no more than
79 characters per line. You can recreate this experience in an
xterm or similar terminal by setting it to 80 characters and
starting emacs with the -nw option.
Martin
