On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 08:10:17PM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 06:02:24PM -0500, Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 05:43:13PM -0500, pobega wrote: > > Hello all. I'm new to using Mutt, I'm switch over from Sylpheed. > > > > I've already noticed that Mutt is very powerful, especially for a > > terminal application! > > > > What I'd like to do is change Mutt's default directory from ~ to > > ~/mail, because I really dislike having files in my ~ directory. > > Currently I have mbox and sent in my ~ directory, it's not > > overly annoying but it's just something I'd like to do. > > You should set your editor to linewrap at 72 characters. I think you are > using Debian, what editor are you using? I'm using vim and it does it > automatically, I can't seem to find where its set though. > > Pressing the F1 key brings up the mutt manuals. >
I think it is set by default, but when I go back and edit what I typed everything gets out of alignment. Vim is a good text editor but it doesn't really like when I add in/remove words.
