[Nano-devel] beeps and lengths

[Benno Schulenberg]

Hi all,

Almost all editors beep when trying to move down past the end-of-file,
or trying to move up past the beginning-of-file.  Vim, Emacs, Gedit...
But not nano nor Pico.  Should nano emulate other editors more?

However, Pico does beep when trying to scroll a help text beyond the
beginning or the end.  nano does not.  Should nano copy Pico in this?

Second, when using nano on wide terminals (120 columns or more),
I think the ^G help texts get awkward to read.  Pico's help texts
have a fixed width of 74 characters.  Would it be a good idea to
wrap the help texts (not the key descriptions) at a maximum of
around 80 characters, so that the paragraphs don't get too long?

Benno

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