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



-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [mailto:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:20 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: RPG /free


No!
You are limited to 72 or 73 characters.
Columns 7 (or is it 8?) through 80.

Bob Cozzi
cozzi@rpgiv.com
Visit the on-line  Midrange  Developer  forum at: http://www.rpgiv.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On
> Behalf Of Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:59 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RPG /free
>
> In RPG free form are we limited to 80 characters for entering free
form
> code?
>
> Aaron Bartell
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