On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:07:49 -0800, Cam Ellison wrote: >* David Roundy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 07:15:08PM -0500, Brian Clark wrote: >> > * Cam Ellison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [Feb 15. 2002 18:59]: >> > >> > > > [Hey Cam, you're not wrapping at 72, AFAICS. <g>] >> > >> > > I'm using emacs, which is supposed to be wrapping at 70. At least, it >tries to assure me of this every time I fire it up. :-P >> > >> > Surely I'm not the only one seeing the above as a single line? Your >> > messages aren't wrapped at 70 over here. >> >> No, you're not crazy, I see it as a long line also! >> -- >Bloody Hell! I'm hearing this from others, also. > >You have my abject apology. I don't like it when it happens to me, >though I don't see it now, since I'm using mutt, which seems to >wrap automatically (with what I assume is a warning -- there's a >little red dot at the break point. What I'm typing now is >deliberately wrapped, by the way. > >What setting do I need in my .emacs file to ensure that it wraps? >I've been through the tutorial and the customization menu, and have >yet to see anything that tells me how to set it.
See auto-fill in help. My .emacs file contains: (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill) "M-x auto-fill" toggles in and out of the mode. You can specify the number of columns to wrap at or accept the default. I think the default is 72 columns, but help can tell you more. Or, you can look at the source. gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
