From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Texas Cyberthal Subject: Re: org-startup-truncated default should be nil [legibility 2/6] Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 10:43:26 +0800 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:54602) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1izAfc-00085V-01 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:44:04 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1izAfb-0006Xy-1N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:44:03 -0500 Received: from mail-oi1-x231.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::231]:35247) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1izAfa-0006RP-So for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:44:02 -0500 Received: by mail-oi1-x231.google.com with SMTP id b18so497829oie.2 for ; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 18:44:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: Samuel Wales Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" > 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 wrote: > > On 2/4/20, Texas Cyberthal wrote: > > Prose should wrap at > > window's edge > > many users need fully maximized emacs while still having legible > paragraph width.