▲ 123 ▼ Visor Is a New Graphical UEFI Boot Manager for Linux (linuxiac.com) submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@suppo.fi to c/linux@programming.dev 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments This looks interesting. It's very new, so it will likely be a while before any OS would adopt it, but it definitely shows promise of a possible alternative to grub down the road
[–] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Why 80? It feels so restricted to have that short line. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] expr@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago Because long lines are bad for splits and/or vertical monitors. You don't know the viewport the code will be read in, so keeping to a conservative width is helpful. If things wrap or require scrolling, that's a lot worse for legibility, whereas having lines limited to 80 has minimal impact on legibility. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] expr@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago Because long lines are bad for splits and/or vertical monitors. You don't know the viewport the code will be read in, so keeping to a conservative width is helpful. If things wrap or require scrolling, that's a lot worse for legibility, whereas having lines limited to 80 has minimal impact on legibility. permalink fedilink source parent