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by rhn_mk1 3038 days ago
...or 1.5 panes on a different 16:9, or 0.7 panes on a phone screen.

80 character limit sounds like it makes sense for order, but depending on size & eyesight, a lot of the screen may end up wasted.

    Personally, I hate nothing more than seeing lines wrapped like
    this when reading
    emails wrapped to 80 characters per line. This wastes vertical
    space, making the
    problem even worse.