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01/01/2011
What is optimized?
Only the user knows.
-allow value of 10.
-leave date column.
-symmetry
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08/07/2011
Only artificial intelligence could deduce future input based on formatting and pattern matching. So optimizing is limited to either equal or proportionate distribution of free spacing. Of the two, proportionate seems to be the better choice, keeping thin columns tight and large columns able to take even larger inputs.
Age
Birthday
Notes
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01/01/2009
Extra space is most
needed on the smallest
and the largest columns.
Adding a row ideally
would not require
re-optimizing the columns.
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09/07/1963
Empty columns in a
populated table are
just spacers.
Why give them
preferential treatment?