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The line width (number of characters per line) is way too long. You should aim for 50-60 characters per line in a column for maximum legibility. See (for examp
by bovermyer 7y ago
The line width (number of characters per line) is way too long. You should aim for 50-60 characters per line in a column for maximum legibility.
See (for example) this: https://practicaltypography.com/line-length.html https://practicaltypography.com/line-length.html
- biggestlou 7y agoYeah, this is something I plan on playing with a bunch leading up to the alpha launch, potentially making this configurable.
- derefr 7y agoI've seen this rule stated in various ways, but it seems to always be a fixed value, which presumably is derived specifically for the information-density of the English language. Is there a resource on what this number should be for other languages with different information densities? (I can't imagine that you should have 60 characters of Chinese per line, for example.)
- bovermyer 7y agoThat's a great question. I don't know the answer, but I'm sure similar resources exist in languages with non-Roman writing systems.