Re: Emacs and long file names

["Peter C. Chapin" <pcc482719@gmail.com>]

Adam Beneschan wrote:

> I'll also think about your suggestion to allow myself a wider screen.
> I think my reluctance has been a throwback to the old days when a lot
> of printouts were only allowed 80 columns, which is itself a throwback
> to the number of characters on a Hollerith card.  Here it's 2010 and
> my life still revolves around Hollerith cards.  Sigh.......

I hear you. I recently (as in the last couple of years) upgraded my personal
style guide to allow 96 character long lines. Note that 96 = 64 + 32 so it's
kind of a round number. I choose that value because it makes formatting
source code easier (less "unnecessary" wrapping) and because one can still
print 96 character long lines in a reasonable font on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
without truncation. I don't print my code very often but once in a while I do
for special purposes and it's nice to know that it's going to look okay in
that case.

That said, with Ada I'm seriously considering extending my allowed lines to
128 characters. Between long, fully spelled out names and avoidance of 'use'
statements Ada source lines can get pretty long!

Peter