Re: any Emacs features to help keep code/comments under 80 columns width?

[kgold]

A really low-tech way is to narrow the frame to 80 characters.  It
becomes really obvious when you go past the limit.

seberino@spawar.navy.mil writes:
> I often write comments and code and look at modeline's Column# display
> to verify I did not go beyond the 80th column when I type.
> 
> Are there any goodies in Emacs to help me accomplish this???
> 
> Maybe....
> 
> 1. Emacs flashes the screen when I reach column 80
> 
> 2. Emacs automatically adds a hard return and moves me to next line
>    when I reach column 80.
> 
> 3. Emacs just doesn't let me type beyond column 80.

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