[Bug: 21.5-b28] why fold an 80-char line in an 80-col window?

[Anders J. Munch]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> I've always wanted to fix this.  Anybody know of reasons why not?
> 
> Guido van Rossum writes:
>  > (*) When is Emacs going to fix the bug where it decides to fold a line
>  > that's exactly as wide as the window? This 79 business is really
>  > silly, and had to impose on people using other editors.

When at the end of an 80-character line in an 80-column window, where
do you paint a block cursor?

I wonder how much CPython development takes place on actual physical
80-column terminals. On anything else you just resize the window to
show 81 columns.

- Anders