From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Wales Subject: Re: org-startup-truncated default should be nil [legibility 2/6] Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 20:49:55 -0700 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]:39420) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1izBhQ-0002Ll-En for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:50:01 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1izBhP-0004NI-86 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:50:00 -0500 Received: from mail-lj1-x22b.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::22b]:37950) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1izBhO-00046e-Tl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:49:59 -0500 Received: by mail-lj1-x22b.google.com with SMTP id w1so825974ljh.5 for ; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:49:58 -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: Texas Cyberthal Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" i am feeling highly uncomfortable now. On 2/4/20, Texas Cyberthal 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 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. > -- The Kafka Pandemic What is misopathy? https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-some-diseases-are-wronged.html The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY can get it at any time.