On 80 columns should (not) be enough for everyone

[Nick Sabalausky]

"Jeff Nowakowski" <jeff at dilacero.org> wrote in message 
news:ii4rdu$2lvc$1 at digitalmars.com...
> On 01/30/2011 04:29 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>>
>> Minor side note: Vertical space being much more important than horizontal
>> for both code and other text is the primary reason I'd never consider
>> getting a widescreen monitor.
>
> Widescreen monitors are awesome as an alternative to dual-screen monitors. 
> I liked the idea of being able to compare stuff side-by-side with dual 
> screens, but never liked the implementation. Too much fussing around and 
> an ugly gap in the middle.
>

Yea, not bad at that.

> As for vertical space, I just made sure the monitor I bought had as much 
> or more than the old one it replaced.

I'm typically limited more horizontally than vertically, so replacing a 
non-widescreen with a widescreen that's at least as tall would likely mean 
getting one that's too wide to fit.