Re: Asia/Asian?
  By: Maurice Kinal to August Abolins on Mon Mar 07 2022 04:38 pm

 > Hey August!
 > 
 >  AA> The screen is not ideal for incoming originally wide lines (the
 >  AA> body of the text tends to honour the presence of hard CRs., and
 >  AA> the since the screen is a perfect 2"x2" square, there is no
 >  AA> landscape-view option.
 > 
 > None of that should matter.  What does matter is the word wrapping upon
 > display.  I note that in the case of the original it appears to hardwrap at 
 > characters which I believe goes back to the teletype days ... either that or
 > line printers, although I doubt that since there were many printers back the
 > that could do much more than 80 characters nevermind 72.
 > 
 >  AA> However, I understand that smartphones with 16:9 screens can be
 >  AA> tilted horizontally to get a better representation of some
 >  AA> messages that arrive in the original 70-80char per line form.
 > 
 > With the default font, an android based tablet can handle 80 character width
 > both portrait and landscape modes (16:9).  I imagine the same can be said fo
 > smartphones and other handheld devices.
 > 
 >  AA> And.. I also use the desktop version which I find is the
 >  AA> easiest way to produce a reply.
 > 
 > Proper word wrapping would be required to convince me.  I have a tablet that
 > can produce proper MSGs that is entirely capable of both displaying and
 > creating MSGs that does this the correct way without ANY changes to standard
 > ... or worse; goofy kludges that create more problems and solve absolutely
 > nothing.
 > 
 > Life is good,
 > Maurice
 > 
 > ... Feorma šu symle in šinum ferše god.
 >     Always foster in your heart what is good.

The 72 is a hold over from punch card days.  Leaves end space for control
characters.

  xxcarol
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