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From: Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@talktalk.net>
To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org
Subject: Line length when writing an email
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:52:02 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ioq6lgwd.fsf@talktalk.net> (raw)


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I've recently found that when writing an email the line length is not
recognised, in spite of having
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq-default fill-column 78)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
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?

Thanks
Sharon.
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             reply	other threads:[~2014-04-18 16:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-04-18 16:52 Sharon Kimble [this message]
2014-04-18 18:13 ` Clemens Schüller
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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