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I agree -- but it doesn't seem to me that "treat return characters as hard line breaks" equates to "throwing away the ability to have visually formatted source

I agree -- but it doesn't seem to me that "treat return characters as hard line breaks" equates to "throwing away the ability to have visually formatted source text," unless one is using an editor that is unable to deal with soft-wrapped text gracefully.

maxerickson 14y ago
Well, if the editor is wrapping things then the text itself isn't actually visually formatted. I agree that the distinction isn't very significant. But I like the idea that a shared file will look about the same without relying on there being a smart editor on the other end.
- loup-vaillant 14y ago
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