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> 110+ characters per line is hard to read and ugly [1]. It's not that straightforward. While shorter line lengths may be preferrable for reading bodies of tex
by nemetroid 9y ago
> 110+ characters per line is hard to read and ugly [1].
It's not that straightforward. While shorter line lengths may be preferrable for reading bodies of text[1], API pages are rarely read top to bottom. Reducing the number of characters per line makes less content visible on screen, necessitating extra scrolling and slowing down visual searching.
[1] Though it's quite possible to cherry-pick citations for either side: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barbara_Chaparro/publication/253615156_The_Effects_of_Line_Length_on_Reading_Online_News/links/55e84ba708aeb6516263027e.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barbara_Chaparro/public... (PDF)