Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> the human eye starts to get strained if reading columns wider than ~60 characters

Weird, I had no problem reading your comment even though HN is formatting it for me at around 180 chars.



It's not necessarily something you notice. It gradually gets a bit more difficult once you start getting past that point. And you won't necessarily think "oh, this is so hard to read" either (at least at large-but-still-reasonable widths). It'll just end up being a factor you weigh (if not consciously) when deciding "okay, I've had enough with reading this" and go on to the next thing.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: