On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 6:15 PM Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:

> > Makes sense.  Then what about adding a new option that defines
> > the minimal number of columns each window should have after split?
> > With a name like 'split-columns-threshold'.
>
> (Caveat: not following this thread.)
>
> Just a comment that a name such as `*-threshold' doesn't
> tell you whether the threshold is a lower or upper bound.
>
> Usually, a word such as `min' or `max' in the name is
> more helpful.
>
> (Of course, regardless of the name, the doc string should
> anyway spell things out appropriately.)
>

I agree. It actually brings confusion to the original conversation.

In our case, more explicit names would be split-line-min and
split-column-min.

If people agree on that, I could make another patch defining new aliases.

Cheers,
-Nico