On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 12:43:05PM +0200, Pavel Sanda wrote:
> Vincent van Ravesteijn wrote:
> > > anyone around strongly against 100-char wide rule?
> > 
> > YES, me !
> 
> hmm, i should also count caps lock and exclamation marks when doing
> next emoticons statistics... :)
> 
> > "Normal Code" please, so don't come up with 20 connects beneath each other
> > or the like.
> 
> i admit that this thread is not spin off from normal code. i just dont 
> recognize how: 
> 
> LYXERR(level, "blabla" << x->variable << "blablabla"
>       << y->var << "blabla" << z->variable);
> 
> is more readable than
> 
> LYXERR(level, "blabla" << x->variable << "blablabla" << y->var << "blabla" << 
> z->variable);

Ok. This shows here as:

----------------------------------  snip -----------------------------------
> i admit that this thread is not spin off from normal code. i just dont recogn
ize how: 
>

LYXERR(level, "blabla" << x->variable << "blablabla"
        << y->var << "blabla" << z->variable);

is more readable than

LYXERR(level, "blabla" << x->variable << "blablabla" << y->var << "blabla" <<
z->variable);
----------------------------------  snip -----------------------------------

Including the break within "recognize".

Given that kind of context, would you accept that the first version is
"preferable"?

> that said if you agree on those few exception from 80 rule then i'll be
> satisfied with such outcome of our flame.

Exempting certain constructs from the rule seems to be more platable 
then to drop the rule completely...

Andre'

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