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Re: Thoughts on doxygen for internal documentation

Theodore Papadopoulo writes:
 > 
 > As an example, I always wondered why the rule of 80 columns is still
 > that strict.

2 reasons:

* Most tools, at least the ones that I use, default to 80 cols.
  Having to resize is maddening.

* It's easier to read.  Look at a newspaper (about 40 chars wide) or a
  book (up to 80).  Typesetters know not to exceed that, so books with
  wide pages are split into two columns.

Andrew.
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