On 8/21/12 12:20 AM, Your Name wrote:
I don't know how true it is, but apparently people can read easier / quicker when the lines of text are shorter because they don't lose their place vertically on the page as easily when going back to the start of the next line, which is why magazines and newspapers use multiple columns that are fairly thin. When the lines of text are longer, it's easier to lose that vertical positioning.
For me that is true. I can read through columned output quicker, and it makes for skipping to the point quicker.
I have in front of me now a 27" widescreen monitor, however all my windows are narrow with most window's height the same as the height of the monitor. The content of almost every window is text.