Thus spake Eric Hildum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 12/2/2002 3:21 PM: > 80 columns was a pretty standard width in computing for a long, long time
Yes, I remember how excited I was in 1979 when I upgraded my Apple //e to 64K or RAM and a video card that could handle 80 letters on a line. I'm not saying that 80 columns is a bad place to break a line, I'm saying it would be nice to be able to change it or override it. My message contained a valid and somewhat common case where 100+ characters might be needed on a line. Having an 80 character line hard coded into the program isn't a showstopper, but it seems like an odd programming decision, since it isn't a requirement, just a guideline. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
