Re: Word Wrapping
From JRO <ogl...@mail.fullnet.net-remove>
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· 26 Nov 1999 00:00 · View full thread
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David (drx) Rekowski <dav...@coodex.de> wrote in message news:383...@coodex.de... > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > > > Les Scott wrote: > > > Does anyone know how many characters popular email readers will > > > accommodate before they automatically wrap lines? This info would be > > > very helpful in choosing appropriate sized art and setting up text > > > limits so that everything will line up properly in the greatest number > > > of email readers. > > > > I have seen the number 72 mentioned a lot of times in this context (I > > also think that's where my news reader wraps). Actually I've seen > > numbers anywhere between 60 and 80 mentioned, but 72 "stands out" > > somehow. Anything over 80 is too much. > > What I read is that 80 is the point most newsreaders break line. The > reason for the 72 chars/line is that you can respond to the msg 7/8(?) > times without line wrapping. This won't help much here, sometime, > because i've seen posts with at least 10 to 12 responses. :) But IMHO 72 > is the best length. > > -David Gee, if your newsreader won't read at least 132 characters wide, I'd say it's time to get a real one. JRO
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