Force maximum width for the thread/comment text

~xTernal7 Dec 31, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Seriously, for the sake of us who use anything bigger than 1024x764 for our screen resolutions. You just can't have a wall of text running from one side of the monitor to the other, especially if you're on 1920x1080 or bigger. Things get awfully hard to read. Seriously, if it's possible for messages in message center to have limited width, then it's also possible for threads in forum to have limited width.

This is how it's done properly.
And this is how it's not. (Anything over 30 words per line is a huge overkill)

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`bohobella Jan 1, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

I hate the message center's limited lines since like Pika said, bad poems everywhere.

Call me crazy, but I have an enormous 27" screen. That would make reading the forums unbearable... Except I simply browse with a condensed window. It's quite nice. I really don't need 27" to enjoy deviantART to the fullest.

=290Pika Jan 1, 2013 Student Filmographer

I really don't like it because it feels too much like the user is trying to write a bad poem.

~MarzEz Jan 1, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

If you use Windows Vista or above, hold down the windows key, and press either the left or right arrow.
Congratulations, you have successfully halved the length of the lines in the comments.

If you use Linux, I'm sure you can either find or write some variety of package to do the same.

~xTernal7 Jan 1, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

(TIL that win + left/right on Windows does the same thing as dragging windows towards left/right part of the screen, but linux (KDE) equivalent is not yet in sight. Probably because of the abundance of possibilities.)

Unfortunately , that wouldn't do the trick as Opera, despite being superior browser, forgets to resize the page when you resize browser window.

~MarzEz Jan 1, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Then use Waterfox (if you have 64 bit) or just Chrome?

~xTernal7 Jan 2, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Nope and nope. Opera is superior to any other browser. (In the linux-is-superior-to-windows way).

(Fortunately enough, I've already gotten the CSS for making replies shorter). I still appreciate the time you took for suggestions, though.

~EpsilonXIII Jan 1, 2013 Student Digital Artist

you make a good point.

=Felissauria Dec 31, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Your example is ridiculous and I hate comments like that. Makes it look like someone is purposely writing in stanzas.

Try not using your browser at full-screen. Mines always at about 1200 width.

`electricjonny Dec 31, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Yes, I hate that about the message centre too

I long ago wrote a Stylish style that removes the width limits, and when I see comments without that style I scratch my head wondering why the person is hitting enter at such random times

~xTernal7 Dec 31, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I actually don't like the 7-13 words per line (or whatever it is) that the message centre does.
Well, I'd actually prefer somewhere like 20-25 words per line, too, for both message center and forums. And if those updates are made, I don't think thing will be much better on 1920 pixels of width. Sure, on 1600 thing is on the limit of readable with this, but it'll still be a pain for 1920 pixels of width.

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