Author Topic: Word wrap in plain text after 72 characters  (Read 8994 times)

Bodo

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Word wrap in plain text after 72 characters
« on: August 19, 2016, 03:06:28 pm »
Is there an option, maybe in the settings, so that long lines will automatic insert a line break after 72 characters?
When I send an e-mail from my mobile to my desktop, the lines doesn't end and that's cruel to read.

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mikeone

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Re: Word wrap in plain text after 72 characters
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2016, 05:19:24 pm »
Is there an option, maybe in the settings, so that long lines will automatic insert a line break after 72 characters?
When I send an e-mail from my mobile to my desktop, the lines doesn't end and that's cruel to read.

Thank you

As far as I know, this needs to set up in the mail client on the recipients side.

For example with Thunderbird:
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Flowed format:

By default, support for flowed plain-text format is enabled. Incoming messages with the "format=flowed" attribute set are rewrapped to utilize the full width of the message window. Outgoing messages are still wrapped regularly, but the receiving e-mail client is allowed to rewrap the message for display.
« Last Edit: August 19, 2016, 05:37:48 pm by mikeone »

mikeone

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Re: Word wrap in plain text after 72 characters
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2016, 05:55:10 pm »
You may also take a look into this post (and the following ones) from Kostya Vasilyev (AquaMail's sole developer):

https://www.aqua-mail.com/forum/index.php?topic=2665.msg11792#msg11792

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There is no way to turn on line wrapping when using monospaced font with plain text messages.

It's this way by design.

Not a bug, a feature.

Monospaced font is mostly useful for viewing computer generated text, like cron job, reports, that type of thing.

With line wrapping, such content gets messed up, which defeats the reason for using monospaced font in the first place.
« Last Edit: August 19, 2016, 06:01:37 pm by mikeone »