From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 11 12:14:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AB6016A4CE; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:14:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsdmall.com (ns1.freebsdmall.com [69.50.233.146]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DED5743D2D; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:14:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from murray@freebsdmall.com) Received: by mail.freebsdmall.com (Postfix, from userid 2074) id C871F1CC74; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 04:19:42 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 04:19:42 -0800 From: Murray Stokely To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20041111121942.GA66027@freebsdmall.com> References: <200411110825.iAB8PRK1087191@repoman.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200411110825.iAB8PRK1087191@repoman.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/0E451F7D X-GPG-Key-Fingerprint: E2CA 411D DD44 53FD BB4B 3CB5 B4D7 10A2 0E45 1F7D cc: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/fdp-primer/psgml-mode chapter.sgml doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/fdp-primer/writing-style chapter.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:14:45 -0000 On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 08:25:27AM +0000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > Change the recommended line length limit from 70 characters to 78. > This still fits under 80 columns and is not too narrow. 70 characters makes it easier to go in and add a missing word, missing tag, or correct a misspelling without causing the corrected text to wrap around the screen. Moving to 78 will make it more necessary to re-wrap a paragraph every time a minor change is made. I don't mean to say we can't move it to 78 if most of doc@ feels it is more appropriate, I'm just stating my own preference for the existing limit of 70. Murray