Re: RPG /free

["James W. Kilgore" <qappdsn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aaron,

Actually I'm guessing the limitation has more to do with:

1) working within the existing format of a SRC-PF (1->5=seq#, 6=entry
type, 7->80?=code, 81+=comments)?
        (after all, a source member will be a mix of fixed and free code)
2) getting the compile listing to fit on the page?
3) what fits on a 24x80 display?

I suppose for code editors you could argue that with 132 character
display the record length could be longer, but it would still have a
limit.  Once a limit is established, whatever that limit, someone is not
going to like it.

Having lines automatically wrap (and not know where to indent too or
where to logically break at) might be a bit confusing.

Personally I like the idea of limiting the length so that it forces
someone to indent and make columnar alignments of long statements so
that they are easier to read.






"Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)" wrote:
>
> <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.
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