Re: org-startup-truncated default should be nil [legibility 2/6]

[Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com>]

i am feeling highly uncomfortable now.


On 2/4/20, Texas Cyberthal <texas.cyberthal@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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 <samologist@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 2/4/20, Texas Cyberthal <texas.cyberthal@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Prose should wrap at
>> > window's edge
>>
>> many users need fully maximized emacs while still having legible
>> paragraph width.
>


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