Thats a pretty ridiculous solution, the web is not limited to reading plain text documents anymore, there are a lot of applications where horizontal scrolling is perfectly suitable requirement.
Imagine drawing apps that could only handle a fixed width, or spreadsheets where you could only go as far as the F column
>the web is not limited to reading plain text documents anymore
That is true. It is also true that it is becoming more frustrating to use the web for its original purpose of reading plain text documents, and the need to scroll some pages horizontally is a symptom of that.
Imagine drawing apps that could only handle a fixed width, or spreadsheets where you could only go as far as the F column