Re: Line wrapping with mutt/emacs (was Re: Problems: mutt to Outlook (Express))

[Cam Ellison <camellison@dccnet.com>]

Similar advice from two of you -- Alan and yourself.  I have tried
your route, and I see that is is finally wrapping as I write.  This is
a great relief.

Thank you, all, very much.

Now, I just need to straighten out my problems with a couple of
service providers.

Thanks again

Cam


* Bob Bernstein (rs@bernstein.providence.ri.us) wrote:
> 
> >>>>> On Thu, 16 May 2002, "cam" == Cam Ellison wrote:
> 
>   cam> set editor="emacs '+/^$' \"set textwidth=70\""
> 
> Nope. On my system this tells emacs to edit a file named (something like) 
> "textwidth=70". Look at your list of buffers when you use this command string.
> 
>   cam> What should I do differently?
> 
> There's always more than one way to skin any unix cat; here's mine, based on 
> the fact that the default fill-column in emacs is 70. Force emacs into text 
> mode, and tell it to always use automatic fill in any text mode.  Do all this 
> neat stuff by putting these lines in your ~/.emacs:
> 
> (setq default-major-mode 'text-mode)
> (add-hook 'text-mode-hook
>             '(lambda () (auto-fill-mode 1)))
> 
> Now, in .muttrc just say:
> 
> editor="emacs"
> 
> Works here....
> 
> 
-- 
Cam Ellison Ph.D. R.Psych.
From Roberts Creek on B.C.'s incomparable Sunshine Coast
camellison@dccnet.com
cam@fleuryassociates.com


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