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- From: rdm2@donner.uucp (24337-mcburnett)
- Subject: Re: minor bug report (or interesting behavior)
- Reply-To: rdm2@donner.UUCP ()
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
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- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 16:23:18 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.162318.24444@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
- References: <1992Aug6.154354.29565@spool.cs.wisc.edu> <1992Aug14.011413.18043@netlabs.com>
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- In article <1992Aug14.011413.18043@netlabs.com> lwall@netlabs.com (Larry Wall) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug6.154354.29565@spool.cs.wisc.edu> cargille@calypso.cs.wisc.edu (Allan Cargille) writes:
- >: [ the writer wants to have a "fill" function.
- >
- >The short answer is: If you want nroff, use nroff.
- >
- >The long answer is: Perl can only left or right justify fields as a
- >whole. To do both ends at once implies some kind of fancy algorithm to
- >insert spaces in the middle. Perl has no such algorithm, and I have no
- >intention of trying to supply one. Durn ugly anyway. Mutter, grumble...
- >
- >Of course, if you're excruciatingly persuasive, I reserve the right to
- >change my mind. :-)
- >
- >Larry
-
- Current research shows that leaving the right margin "ragged" is easier
- to read than having a fully justified right margin. Apparently it is
- easier to find your place when you have a ragged pattern to get
- eye placement hooks into.
-
- Therefore, Larry, please don't place this request TOO high on your
- priority list.
-
- -Roe
- Roe D McBurnett III Bellcore (908)699-2273 rdm2@chaucer.cc.bellcore.com
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