But if short lines are readable on one screen, surely short lines are also readable on another screen, right? It's not like eyes depend on the width of the screen, just on the width of the line.
Using short lines on a screen too wide leads to wasted screen space, usually people dislike that, it interrupts the reading flow.
Same for too wide lines.
The ideal length of a line is somewhere between 50 and 70 characters.
Readable != Good Writing
This is not an issue if you don't use codeblocks, the browser is then free to reflow the text as necessary. If you use codeblocks the browser cannot reflow (by default) and you make the entire UX worse.
Same for too wide lines.
The ideal length of a line is somewhere between 50 and 70 characters.
Readable != Good Writing
This is not an issue if you don't use codeblocks, the browser is then free to reflow the text as necessary. If you use codeblocks the browser cannot reflow (by default) and you make the entire UX worse.