80-character comments: does it matter?

[Gervase Markham]

On 16/12/09 11:12, Gervase Markham wrote:
> My understanding is that there is a long history to why we got to where
> we are today with the way comments are wrapped. (I thought you'd been
> around for some of it?) Before making any changes, you'd need to read
> the old bugs. Myk Melez would also be a good person to ask - I seem to
> remember him being involved in the work.

Here is the bug containing most of the discussion last time:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11901

Usability research suggests that wrapped text gets harder to read above 
a certain width (a few inches). This is why we've maintained the current 
display width. Particularly with screens getting larger and larger, 
allowing comments to span the full width of the window is a really bad 
idea. (I don't think that's what you are proposing, but I thought I'd 
say it.)

Max: can you point us at the bug you are hoping to fix?

Gerv
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