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Narrow width is actually a design convention to help the readability of posts (usually you want to do anything around 450-600px.) You can see this in action as
by yoshyosh 14y ago
Narrow width is actually a design convention to help the readability of posts (usually you want to do anything around 450-600px.) You can see this in action as your eyes can quickly jump from line to line.
Also think about the default size of this comment box I am writing in right now. It is approximately the same size as the comments on DN.
- mrxd 14y agoIt sounds like you are referring to the guidelines for how long the measure should be for for optimal legibility. What I'm saying is that aside from legibility, the length of the measure also influences user behavior - a shorter measure nudges users to write shorter comments. Comment replies are indented by 20px per level, making the problem that much worse. They could easily increase the measure and still stay within typographic guidelines.