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Golden-ratio.el
- shrughes 14y agoThe golden ratio is a terrible window ratio for editing.
- cleverjake 14y agoWhy is that?
- johncoltrane 14y agoI'm not the parent, but the linked project has some bold statements in its README: > each window has a size that is not convenient for editing > The window that has the main focus will have the perfect size for editing and nothing to backup these claims except a wikipedia article that, in fact, doesn't. The parent's comment goes well with the project's claims, I'd say.
- fuzzix 14y agoTime to pull this one out again, Fibonacci Flim-Flam: http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/pseudo/fibonacc.htm http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/pseudo/fibonacc.htm My own experience with editing windows is that I'll need different dimensions for different tasks. While a vim-plugin or such that did dynamic pane resizing might be useful I don't think the fundamentally aesthetic concern behind the golden-ratio cult adds anything to this.
- johncoltrane 14y agoI didn't really need to be convinced as I have a profound aversion for pseudo-science but that was a very interesting read. Thank you.
- shrughes 14y agoOnce the window's wide enough to display full lines of text, you only benefit from having more rows.
- cvrajeesh 14y agoIs there research results which quantity whether Golden Ratio is good for window management?
- jrockway 14y agoTry it and see?
- jrockway 14y agoIf you can't see the code in a window, why display it at all?
- timmclean 14y agoI can't see how the golden ratio is useful in making a window the "perfect size"...