From: "Clemens Schüller" <cs.mlists+info-gnus@mailbox.org>
To: info-gnus-english <info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Line length when writing an email
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:13:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fvlazetb.fsf@cougar.home.aneadesign.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ioq6lgwd.fsf@talktalk.net> (Sharon Kimble's message of "Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:52:02 +0100")
Hello!
Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@talktalk.net> writes:
> I've recently found that when writing an email the line length is not
> recognised, in spite of having
> (setq-default fill-column 78)
> in my '.gnus.el'. When replying to an email the line length very often goes to
> the edge of the window, even with 'Word Wrap (visual line mode)' enabled.
> How can I get it to just stop at a line length of just 78 characters please?
╭────
│(add-hook 'message-mode-hook
│(lambda ()
│ (setq fill-column 78)
│ (turn-on-auto-fill)))
╰────
This should work.
--
Best Regards, Clemens Schüller
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-04-18 18:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-04-18 16:52 Sharon Kimble
2014-04-18 18:13 ` Clemens Schüller [this message]
2014-04-19 21:59 ` Sharon Kimble
2014-04-20 5:24 ` Igor Sosa Mayor
2014-04-20 6:11 ` Box-quote (was: Line length when writing an email) Teemu Likonen
2014-04-21 16:49 ` Line length when writing an email Clemens Schüller
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