Re: How to set line length?
On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Joe Bouchard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using mutt, exim, and emacs.
>
> I would like to be able to just type long lines as paragraphs and have
> something break the line length off. I know this is a standard feature
> in most mail systems, and it must be here, but I can't figure out how to set
> it. I understand some email readers don't handle long lines well, and
> I don't want to be rude when I send mail to those people.
>
> This must be in the documentation somewhere, but I have been unable to find it.
> I tried to RTFM, and if I only knew which manual, I would be OK.
>
> I considered setting up an emacs macro, but I figured there must be something
> in mutt which I need to set?
>
Try something like this:
(setq-default fill-column 70)
(setq-default default-major-mode 'text-mode)
(setq-default text-mode-hook 'auto-fill-mode)
in your .emacs file..
Or better yet, if you don't want text-mode as your default major mode, put
the above in .emacs-mutt, and start emacs with 'emacs -l .emacs-mutt'
It should work, but I haven't tested it.
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