On Sunday 26 June 2005 21:51, Eric Anholt wrote: > Heh. One of the suggestions of BSD style is that when 80 columns > becomes too little, you probably need another function. In the diff I'm > currently testing for cleaning up map handling (which net removes 200 > lines), I've removed that if statement that didn't need to exist > (afaict), and split the find-the-map bits into another function. I > think it's quite improved.
Likewise, from linux/Documentation/CodingStyle: # Now, some people will claim that having 8-character indentations makes # the code move too far to the right, and makes it hard to read on a # 80-character terminal screen. The answer to that is that if you need # more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix # your program. # # In short, 8-char indents make things easier to read, and have the added # benefit of warning you when you're nesting your functions too deep. # Heed that warning. I've got more horizontal screen space than jesus, and I still can't fit two 120-column terminals side by side on the same monitor. I'm casting my vote for staying with 80 columns. - ajax
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