Hi Rich,

On Saturday, November 08, 2003, at 4:08:56 PM PST, you wrote:

> THAT is EXACTLY how (in my feeble little mind) it SHOULD work!!!! If
> you see things that way then I hope others do too, never wrapping
> prematurely, never too long to be viewed (horizontally) on one
> screen.

Eek! :-)  I've found that in reading email, a wrap setting of between
70-76 is *very comfortable to read*.  Lines much longer than that are
less comfortable...for this reason...

Very long lines force our eyes to make longer jumps back and forth
from the end of one line back to the beginning of the next. This can
be especially inconvenient if there are more than just a few lines.
Personally, I prefer a line length of 70 characters, and so that's how
I send all my email (you know...do unto others as I wish they would do
unto me :-)).

I usually read most email in just the preview pane, which is
convenient for me. However, when I feel the need to use folder view
(with a full screen message view window), unwrapped lines like yours
are, frankly, less convenient to read.

If it is your preference to send such "unwrapped" lines, could you
please explain to me your reasoning?  In any event, please don't worry
about "wasting" *my* screen real estate by wrapping your lines before
the end of the window...I won't mind in the least (and I'm sure my
computer doesn't care either).  :-)

-- 
Melissa

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