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Re: [platform-ui-dev] Change in the line wrapping limit ...

> It would be up to the JDT team to change the
> global defaults, and while I cannot speak for them, I would be
> surprised if they were considering changing the default line length.

I tried changing the defaults long back:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=266109

JDT won't be changing the defaults. It makes sense, because if
implemented, then without any change from the user, the existing code
will be formatted in a different way that it used to be.

 - Prakash

"When the game ends, the king and pawn goes into the same box”
 - Italian proverb



2009/12/3 Boris Bokowski <bokowski@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I've been asked if the proposal to change the line wrapping to 100
> characters was meant to be a global change, to the default formatter
> settings that the Eclipse IDE ships with.
>
> The answer is no -- all we are talking about on platform-ui-dev is
> what default formatter settings we'll be using for the code that the
> Platform UI team owns. It would be up to the JDT team to change the
> global defaults, and while I cannot speak for them, I would be
> surprised if they were considering changing the default line length.
>
> Boris
>
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Prakash G.R. <grprakash@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=258729
>>
>> I propose to change the line wrapping from 80 chars to 100 chars. Paul
>> suggests voting in this mailing list. So here you go. I've an implicit
>> +1, cast your votes.
>>
>> And for those who are going to veto it, you can send a personal mail
>> to me rather than to this list. Blame Gmail, when that mail gets lost
>> ;-)
>>
>>  - Prakash
>>
>> "When the game ends, the king and pawn goes into the same box”
>>  - Italian proverb
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