From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: toby@telegraphics.com.au (Toby Thain) Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:52:24 -0500 Subject: [TUHS] 80 columns ... In-Reply-To: <201711102305.vAAN5Xh4016814@darkstar.fourwinds.com> References: <7wpo8rud7y.fsf@junk.nocrew.org> <60C45CFF-0B5C-4DAB-8936-BA27ECFFA487@gmail.com> <025501d3598f$008f19d0$01ad4d70$@ronnatalie.com> <201711101905.vAAJ5SpV031420@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <47fee362-0fde-69ff-7794-a88cf3069030@telegraphics.com.au> <201711102043.vAAKhaYB020128@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <20171110205806.GB29606@mcvoy.com> <201711102102.vAAL2tM6024205@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <20171110210921.GD29606@mcvoy.com> <201711102112.vAALCeDG026186@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <201711102305.vAAN5Xh4016814@darkstar.fourwinds.com> Message-ID: <4fe50c26-7865-9ff6-eead-40e22e455afa@telegraphics.com.au> On 2017-11-10 6:05 PM, Jon Steinhart wrote: > Dave Horsfall writes: >> >> And yes, I'm a crusty dinosaur who won't adapt to the modern times; my >> windows are 80x24, with the occasional 80x40, but occasionally using wide >> screens for side-by-side diffs ("sdiff" is a wonderful tool), etc. I also >> have poor eyesight, so I can't use small fonts. > > At last, some honesty :-) Beats hand-wavy rationalizations for doing it the > way that one likes. I actually think people _should_ do what they are most comfortable doing; individuals certainly vary and their preferences even moreso. Adjusted of course for _team_ work. The more people who have to deal with the product, the more reason to respect the well studied functional typographic and cognitive norms. --T > > Having only a 32" monitor on my desk I can actually make the fonts smaller > than I can read with my old eyes even though they're still crisp. Been > considering getting a cheap 65" UHD TV as a monitor that I can hang on my > wall. Would eliminate the problems with farsightedess. Would also free > up a bunch of desk space. > > Jon >