> many users need fully maximized emacs while still having legible paragraph > width.
Splitting windows vertically creates narrower columns. Unlike truncation etc, window management actually is something all noobs must learn. Narrower columns can increase reading speed, to a point. But wide columns aren't actively uncomfortable. It isn't important for noobs to be fast; they're slow anyway. Reducing disorientation, frustration and distraction is the priority. Full width is bad for detailed reading, but it's great for skimming the document overview. Half width is 80 chars on my primary display. The default fill column is 70. It's reasonable to expect users will set font size so that vertical window split results in a comfortable paragraph width. It's unreasonable to expect they will hit M-q constantly to refill paragraphs. On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 7:26 AM Samuel Wales <samolog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2/4/20, Texas Cyberthal <texas.cybert...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Prose should wrap at > > window's edge > > many users need fully maximized emacs while still having legible > paragraph width.