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Re: lynx-dev screen widths
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Philip Webb |
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Re: lynx-dev screen widths |
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Mon, 19 Apr 1999 06:32:50 -0400 (EDT) |
thanx everyone who responded to my questions about screen widths,
something not previously explored on lynx-dev IIRC.
there seem to be 2 results, but little consensus.
(1) 5 people regularly use a display > 79 columns :
3 express strong feelings that their freedom is at stake
if someone cuts line off short of a paragraph end,
2 of whom know Lynx too well to consult documentation frequently;
2 don't seem to have strong feeling about it.
only 1 uses a window of 45 - 50 columns for documentation,
tho' not frequently for Lynx.
1 hardly ever uses displays <> 79 columns ;
presumably, most other users don't either.
as i said originally, i'm not going to pursue an argument
about using <br> or <pre> to lay out documentation neatly;
insofar as users may be using displays <> 79 columns ,
it is clearly impossible to make things neat for everyone.
(2) 2 people agree with me that using only 70 of 79 columns is wasteful
& should be configurable;
2 perhaps agree, but hold that it belongs in a style-sheet,
for which of course we may have to wait rather a long time;
1 argues that the long-standing Lynx layout in fact has a pattern,
if only people notice it (documentation would help here too).
in the absence of style-sheets in the near future,
i'ld say L/R columns in the screen display should be configurable
via an Option, but of course someone has to do the coding (BL?).
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Re: lynx-dev screen widths, John Bley, 1999/04/16
Re: lynx-dev screen widths, Jonathan Lawson, 1999/04/16
Re: lynx-dev screen widths, David Combs, 1999/04/16
Re: lynx-dev screen widths, Sergey Svishchev, 1999/04/17
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Re: lynx-dev screen widths, dickey, 1999/04/16
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