Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.013 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'column': 0.07; 'layers': 0.07; 'if,': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'rolling.': 0.09; 'windows': 0.15; 'clauses': 0.16; 'columns': 0.16; 'limiting': 0.16; 'mean,': 0.16; 'message-id:@4ax.com': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject:Line': 0.16; 'width,': 0.16; 'code,': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'tend': 0.24; 'url:home': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; 'environment': 0.24; 'sort': 0.25; 'header:X -Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'resolution': 0.29; 'besides': 0.30; 'dec': 0.30; 'said,': 0.30; 'lines': 0.31; '20%': 0.31; 'horizontal': 0.31; 'vertical': 0.31; 'stuff': 0.32; 'run': 0.32; 'running': 0.33; 'screen': 0.34; 'maybe': 0.34; 'common': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'edge': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'so,': 0.37; 'two': 0.37; 'received:76': 0.38; 'convention': 0.38; 'window': 0.38; 'needed': 0.38; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'most': 0.60; 'eye': 0.61; 'full': 0.61; 'matter': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 'email addr:gmail.com': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'limit': 0.70; 'square': 0.74; 'increase': 0.74; 'excessive': 0.84; 'subject:Using': 0.84; 'crucial': 0.91; 'why?': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Dennis Lee Bieber Subject: Re: Maintaining Maximum Line Length When Using Tabs Instead of Spaces? Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:17:08 -0500 Organization: IISS Elusive Unicorn References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: adsl-76-249-29-89.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 6.00/32.1186 X-No-Archive: YES X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 27 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1418087840 news.xs4all.nl 2895 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:49482 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!bete-des-vosges.org!feed.ac-versailles.fr!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:82165 On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 12:20:50 -0800 (PST), sohcahtoa82@gmail.com declaimed the following: > >Are there still people that are limiting their terminals to 80 columns? If so, why? I mean, I can understand if you're running on an ancient square monitor, but I see no reason to limit your terminal to 80 columns if you're running any sort of window environment on monitor with a horizontal resolution greater than 1280. > Maybe because I don't run windows full screen -- preferring to be able to see activity in other windows without having to resort the layers constantly... I also prefer to view more vertical matter than horizontal. Two alphabets is a common printing convention because it is just narrow enough for the lines to be taken in as a whole visually, without excessive head or eye rolling. Besides -- in most code, the crucial stuff is the leading edge of the line (keywords for structures: if/else/end if, for|while|loop/end loop... the fine print of what is in those clauses may not be needed to get the gist of the code) That said, I do tend to run 96 column (and 42 rows) {a 20% increase in width, but 75% increase in height} -- Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN wlfraed@ix.netcom.com HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/