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Originally Posted by meeera
Yes, the majority of ebook formats should be as fungible as possible. (Obviously, this is not "endless". There are limits. See below.) Lots and lots of us are reading ebooks mostly or partly because of the flexibility in layout and display. When people who think they know our eyes/brain function and aesthetic preferences better than we do elect to do a whole lot of unnecessary hard-coding, it's irritating and can be frankly disrespectful to the customer.
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Well, in most cases people do not know what is best for reading. People for example usually do not notice that it is hard to read with lines that are longer than around 60 characters.
The typographical rules of thumb are there for a reason. It is to make it easier to read. It is not there to allow people to read in a sub-optimal way.