RE: RPG /free

[Scott Mildenberger <Smildenber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aaron,

I for one don't see the limit as a problem because to me it is very hard to
read  source code that has lines much longer than that.  I prefer to be able
to see the entire line without having to scroll right and left.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) [mailto:ALBartell@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:49 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: RPG /free
>
>
> <soapybox>
> That is like giving somebody their favorite meal and then
> taking it away
> from them when they are only half-way done eating it!
>
> Having free-format but being limited to 72 characters is VERY
> frustrating!
> Especially when you have already done some scripting
> languages which don't
> limit you.  I am trying to guess why they would have limited
> to that much,
> but I can only wonder.
>
> I definitely appreciate free-format, but what's the benefit
> to going halfway
> with it?  "Well we don't want to totally alienate RPGIII
> people trying to
> convert . . ."  The people that are learning free-format are
> going to be the
> ones that want to change and that are going to take the time to learn
> something new.
> </soapybox>
>
> my .02
> Aaron Bartell
>
>
>