On 03/06/00, 09:24:12PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm searching a solution to properly print messages with paragraphs in long single
>lines (in fact, like this one...).
I use enscript with excellent results. Here's the entry from my
.muttrc file:
set print_command="enscript -f "Times-Roman11" -F "TimesRoman14" -G -i3"
Give it a try!
John
>
> I've put in my .muttrc the next command :
>
> set print_command="mpage -1 -f | lpr -"
>
> Mpage is a program whiwh translates ASCII to PostScript, and can optionnaly add
>headers, frames around the text, and so. The option -f results in wrapping long lines
>(by default, lines longer than the pagewidth are simply cut). In fact, it works like
>the command "pr", and cut the lines everywhere, not only at the boundaries of words
>(blank spaces, tabs, - ,etc.).
>
> A solution is to save such messages, open it with vim, and use the command "gq",
>which can properly reformat the paragraphs, wrapping long lines only at the ends of
>words. But it's a long work, and it's desirable to find a non-interactive program, a
>sort of "pr with enhancements", which can be used in pipes.
>
> Is somebody knowing that ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gauthier Vandemoortele
> Perwez, Belgium.
>
> using Mutt 1.0us (1999-10-22) on Linux 2.2.14-15mdk [using ncurses 4.2]
> (Mandrake 7)
