* Ian Zimmerman <i...@buug.org> [09-15-15 17:15]: > On 2015-09-07 21:50 -0400, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > > > set wrap=78 > > > > set smart_wrap > > > > set reflow_wrap > > > > > > > >Nothing weird except habit :) > > > > > > Very true. I had neglected to set wrap. With these settings, though, > > > how would one even notice a format=flowed message? (This line, for > > > example, wraps at or before 78 characters, correct?) > > > > Correct, wraps at 78 or terminal width if less but only for format=flowed. > > But why would you care to "notice" a post was format=flowed? If you > > really care, you can examine the headers. > > > > ps: your posts still do not observe <78 chars. Please set wrap > > Re-reading this thread again (with a copy of the manual on the side), > I'm lost. > > The way I read the manual all these settings only matter when displaying > a message that has been received; the message itself is never changed by > them. > > So, why and how would it matter if _Grady_ set his *wrap* variables? > Isn't that something for Patrick to do, if Patrick wants Grady's message > to display in a particular way? The only way I can see Grady can > influence the appearance of his _outgoing_ messages is with text_flowed, > and then with his editor.
Correct, set his editor to wrap at < 78 chars. Text is text, flowed is past text as html is text but not. And I believe html has uses only in advertising, not in personal or list email. But I *am* old, cranky, set-in-my-ways, old cranky, .... And I use a text mode email client to read text emails. Very simple. TEXT emails, not html, flowed, pretty-print,.... Next people will be emailing thank-yous for wedding gifts, not personal hand-written notes/cards. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net
