Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 04:19:42 -0800 From: Murray Stokely <murray@freebsdmall.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/fdp-primer/psgml-mode chapter.sgml doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/fdp-primer/writing-style chapter.sgml Message-ID: <20041111121942.GA66027@freebsdmall.com> In-Reply-To: <200411110825.iAB8PRK1087191@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200411110825.iAB8PRK1087191@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 08:25:27AM +0000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > Change the recommended line length limit from 70 characters to 78. > This still fits under 80 columns and is not too narrow. 70 characters makes it easier to go in and add a missing word, missing tag, or correct a misspelling without causing the corrected text to wrap around the screen. Moving to 78 will make it more necessary to re-wrap a paragraph every time a minor change is made. I don't mean to say we can't move it to 78 if most of doc@ feels it is more appropriate, I'm just stating my own preference for the existing limit of 70. Murray
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