On Mon, Sep 07, 2015 at 12:31:58AM -0400, Grady Martin wrote:
> On 2015年09月07日 13時39分, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> >Hmm. I was going to complain about your reflow_*
> >settings (even though the defaults are to reflow
> >at 78 columns), but I see that they are not
> >properly obeyed for me either. Grady's message
> >wraps at my terminal width, even though I have
> >just set reflow_wrap to 40 as a test.
>
> The reflow_wrap setting does not seem to affect messages for me, either,
> despite reflow_text being set. This could be a problem, as the ideal display
> width of lines is a matter of personal opinion, and people's opinions differ.
> Personally, I do not like wasted screen space and have set reflow_wrap to 0.
> The problem is that Patrick, for example, would probably like a reflow_wrap
> value of 80 and yet setting it to 80 does nothing.
>
> In the spirit of experimentation...
>
> On 2015年09月07日 13時39分, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> >Hmm. I was going to complain about your reflow_* settings (even though the
> >defaults are to reflow at 78 columns), but I see that they are not properly
> >obeyed for me either. Grady's message wraps at my terminal width, even
> >though I have just set reflow_wrap to 40 as a test.
>
I certainly know which is easier to read. If it's hard to read most
people don't bother, and if you are looking for help then that can be
very problematic. Of course, it's the OP's choice how they format their
mail.
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