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Re:No CSS Club – because no JavaScript was not hardcore enough by rascul on Sunday July 16, 2023 @10:26AM (#36747372)
> Your lines of text on the screen should never be much wider than your hand at arm's length, ever, for any reason.

No thanks. Ridiculously short lines are harder to read.

Edit: I also resize the reply text box because it's almost too small to be usable.

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Re:No CSS Club – because no JavaScript was not hardcore enough by Wowfunhappy on Sunday July 16, 2023 @11:31AM (#36748131)
Decades of research show that long line lengths cause people to read more slowly, although it is of course possible that you process text differently than most for whatever reason.

"Ridiculously" short is another matter, but by my count, "significantly wider than your hand at arm's length" means well above 20 words per line.

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Re:No CSS Club – because no JavaScript was not hardcore enough by GoblinSlayer on Monday July 17, 2023 @05:40AM (#36755939)
Research also shows that light color theme works better.
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