On 23-01-23 10:29AM, Omar Polo wrote:
> On 2023/01/23 19:09:59 +1100, Mark Jamsek <mark@jamsek.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I can't see why the line has been wrapped; chattygot fits on the above
> > > > > > line?
> > > > > 
> > > > > the above line is 79 columns, that was 80 :)
> > > > 
> > > > Oh whoops, I've been doing it wrong! I always thought it was [1,80] not
> > > > [1,80)  :)
> 
> honestly I never cared too much about the exact column length, but a
> line that's 80+ chars long is shown as if it continues on mg(1) in a
> 80x24 xterm (the '$' character at EOL) so that's why I fold them.
> most of the times i just do it manually as i read the code, just to
> see how much stuff there's after (mg doesn't split overflowing lines.)
> 
> hope it's not annoying.
> 
> maybe i should just use another editor (and sometimes I even do) but
> mg is a pleasure to use :)

Definitely not annoying! I hope my comments haven't sounded like I was
complaining or anything other than sincere curiosity.

It's funny you mention your editor, because that's exactly why I even
noticed and said something in the first place. I have vim show line and
column markers[0], and I saw the unwrapped line finished on the limit
which is why I thought it complied with style(9).

It is interesting and I'm surprised I never thought of it before--
whether it's 80] or 80). If the line continuation char ($) wasn't
there to show the line continued, an 80 character line would fit in the
80 columns, but if they did that, then you won't know if a line extends
beyond 80 characters! lol

> > > style(9) says "All code should fit in 80 columns."
> > > I don't know if that includes code in diffs which has an extra column
> > > at the beginning.
> 
> nitpick: per style code is indented with tabs (except for places where
> it's not) so the extra column added at the beginning doesn't count
> 
> > > I usually try to wrap at less than 80 but there are
> > > cases where I just let run up to 80. In any case, not a big deal.
> > 
> > I'm really not sure about the diff part either, but I always interpreted
> > that line in style(9) to be 80 columns inclusive because it's 1-based;
> > that is, if the last character is on column 80 that's ok. But it sounds
> > like it's exclusive.
> > 
> > Like you say, not a big deal, but I never even considered it was [1,80)
> > till I read op's reply so it's good to now know!
> 
> yeah, i didn't want to nitpick and don't want to sound annoying nor
> religously attached to the 80 columns or style(9).  I just prefer to
> being able to read the code/diffs in my 80x24 xterm 8-)

I'm going to move my line marker back one column to 79 so I can make
sure my diffs fit in your xterm :)

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