On 2001.11.13, in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Will Yardley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mutt doesn't have an editor, so this is a function of your editor. in > vim you can use :set tw=74 or :set textwidth=74 > > nvi and other vi clones should be the same, but you can't use 'gqip' or > 'gqap' to format lines (maybe install par).
There is no tw/textwidth in vi -- use wm/wrapmargin instead. Set it to the width of your right-hand margin to auto-wrap text. (For example: set wm=8 to wrap at 72 columns on an 80-column screen.) vim and other vi clones should be the same. :) You can also use "fmt" to format lines instead of gq-whatever -- there's no need to install par, though it is more powerful than fmt. For example, in your .exrc: map v {j0!}fmt -w72<ctrl-v ctrl-m> This makes "v" reformat the current paragraph to 72 columns. It ought to work on any variety of unix or a unix clone, with vi or any vi clone. -- -D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] NSIT University of Chicago