I hear writers with this complaint alot, too. But I've never understood it. Sure, if you've only got the one file, there's black/white space on either side of

I hear writers with this complaint alot, too. But I've never understood it. Sure, if you've only got the one file, there's black/white space on either side of the column (if you're fullscreened and in full-on anti-distraction mode), but it's just never bothered me like it does everyone else. However, I find it's great to be able to split emacs vertically and have notes/documentation/outlines on the left and the actual document on the right and both hold an 80+ character line with my preferred font. And I wouldn't go back unless I had to.