[openstack-dev] Revisiting current column number limit in code

Lyle, David david.lyle at hp.com
Wed Oct 30 15:51:53 UTC 2013


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Flavio Percoco [mailto:flavio at redhat.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 8:25 AM
> To: OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)
> Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] Revisiting current column number limit in code
> 
> On 30/10/13 07:22 -0400, Sean Dague wrote:
> >On 10/30/2013 06:48 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote:
> >>Zhongyue Luo wrote:
> >>>This would be a nightmare to some people who work with xwindows
> >>>disabled by default. Not to mention going through code via console on a
> server.
> >>
> >>Yes, preserving the ability to work on code and visualizing patches in
> >>default 80-column terminal windows is essential.
> >>
> >>-2
> >
> >-2 as well. Depending on my monitor I'm either doing 2 column or 3
> >column development in emacs with OpenStack code. Changing from 80
> >columns would inhibit that.
> >
> 
> -2 here! I agree with Thierry's and Sean's comments! I'm a vim user and 80
> columns are essential!
> 
> Cheers,
> FF
> 
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> Flavio Percoco
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Also, the gerrit side-by-side review tool line wraps at 80 characters, so
reviews would become much more challenging.

David



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