Nathan Cullen [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> What is the generally accepted message length for plain text messages? I've
> heard several numbers (72 chars, 80, 79, etc..). Also, what would be the
> entry in my .vimrc to enforce this text width?
80 is still considered the maximum safe width to assume for a window. But
since emails get indendted by reply characters like lots of >'s, you should
use something like 72-75 to keep it under 80 through several levels of
replies.
You can do it a few ways in vim, the relevant command is
'set textwidth=75'. I do it with:
autocmd FileType mail set textwidth=75
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