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Comment	> It's all much easier and more flexible if we get rid of the > requirement to allow blocks to be extra-wide. Just having x (still > configurable) columns, with blocks stacked on each other one over the > other, makes it much easier to drag them around and determine a sort > order (instead of the current grid). Also means you don't have to > play with the length of your task list to avoid wasting space. > > > > Basically, instead of the current grid: > > > > a \| c > > a \| > > a \| > > - \| - > > b \| d > > > > Here, "c" has a lot of extra space and "d" is too far down because it > has to clear "a" as well. I'd propose: > > > > a \| c > > a \| - > > a \| d > > - \| - > > b \| e > > > > It also happens to simplify the code a lot, of course, but that's not > the main reason to do it. The only real bummer with this change that > I can think of is comics - but I'd just have one extra-wide column in > my portal to accomodate that; I personally don't think it's worth it > just for that.
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