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Re: OT: Flamebait: Text vs HTML email



On Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 11:42:43AM -0500, Keith G. Murphy wrote:
> Going back to the original subject, it's always struck me that the
> collision between plain-text line-wrapping ('>>>>>' crap) and screen
> width is actually one of the best arguments for HTML mail!
> 
> At some point of multiple nesting, plain-text wrapping will exceed a
> fixed width of 72 or 80 characters, and there's really nowhere to go.

vim's gq command can reformat quoted text neatly - I know pico's ^J
command can do it too, I'm sure other editors can manage. This seems
like a pretty nice solution to that problem to me.

I run gq over the content of all the mails I write before sending them
pretty much without thinking now.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]


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