Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Sat, 20 Apr 2002 13:49:06 -0500 (EST) Return-Path: <aangel@broken.infoarc.sodaknet.com> Delivered-To: gopher@complete.org Received: from broken.infoarc.sodaknet.com (12-245-236-234.client.attbi.com [12.245.236.234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by pi.glockenspiel.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B0013B80D for <gopher@complete.org>; Sat, 20 Apr 2002 13:49:02 -0500 (EST) Received: (from aangel@localhost) by broken.infoarc.sodaknet.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g3KImQJ07034 for gopher@complete.org; Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:48:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from aangel) Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:48:26 -0400 From: Aaron Angel <aangel@myrealbox.com> To: gopher@complete.org Subject: [gopher] Re: Width of text files Message-ID: <20020420144826.A7002@broken.infoarc.sodaknet.com> Mail-Followup-To: gopher@complete.org References: <0B69E9D2-5213-11D6-A587-003065BD4458@sogno.net> <163338B1-5227-11D6-96A8-0003930BF072@complete.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <163338B1-5227-11D6-96A8-0003930BF072@complete.org>; from jgoerzen@complete.org on Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 12:18:08PM -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 604 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: aangel@myrealbox.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: gopher@complete.org List-help: <mailto:ecartis@complete.org?Subject=help> List-unsubscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=unsubscribe> List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-ID: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> X-List-ID: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> List-subscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=subscribe> List-owner: <mailto:jgoerzen@complete.org> List-post: <mailto:gopher@complete.org> List-archive: <http://www.complete.org/mailinglists/archives/> X-list: gopher

On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 12:18:08PM -0500, John Goerzen wrote: > > Usually something between 72 and 75 is suggested for text file line > widths. > > Something less than 65 is suggested for menu entry lengths.

I find 67 works quite nicely for menu entries...though beware, some clients use that for text files as well (it seems HURG does, at least...)

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