[Python-ideas] 80 character line width vs. something wider

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 27 May 2009 02:47:05 am Aahz wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2009, Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn wrote:
> > Personally, I would consider "objective arguments" to be
> > controlled, repeatasble, studies with quantitative results.  I've
> > seen such studies about light-background-dark-foreground vs.
> > dark-foreground- light-background, which is why I use the former
> > now.  I haven't seen such studies about line width, especially not
> > with Python text as opposed to English text.
>
> Personally, I would be amazed to see any significant difference
> between the two foreground/background combinations you list.  ;-)

Well, if you put the foreground *behind* the background, you can't see 
it at all unless you turn the monitor around, and then all the letters 
are reversed.


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Steven D'Aprano