Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:48:53 -0700 From: chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, chip@wiegand.org, otter@otter.cc Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Line Wrapping (Was: Re: Setting up a Webserver) Message-ID: <00041022532200.00301@chip.wiegand.org> References: <200004101243.PAA16714@hades.hell.gr>
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > From: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> > > > > > > But why wrap the lines? All programs do that automatically, I think. > > > > I'm using pine for my mails, and it does this automatically. > > > > Why not turn on line wrapping in Netscape? It's in Edit/Preferences/ > > Mail&Newsgroups/Messages. Allows you to specify the column to wrap the > > lines. Not that I use Netscape mail, I use KMail and it also does line > > wrapping at whatever column you specify. > > Interesting how the original question got asked in the reverse manner, > after only two posts. Actually, Chip, everyone's on your side. > Wrapping is not only evil, but some times it is a necessity. > > When I'm reading mail on a 132x?? terminal, if wrapping was not used, I > have to chase around lines that span more than 100 columns, and it can > get tiring if you do it all the time. > > Ciao, > Giorgos. It got turned around quite quickly, then when some parts are snipped things get misunderstood even more. I'm not sure I ever said anything like wrapping being evil, my paragraph is the second one above about turning wrapping on in netscape. I use KMail and have wrapping turned on at 70 columns, and much appreciate if others would also use wrapping. I too dislike chasing long lines that if printed would probably go several feet across the room. :-) Anyway, I think this is probably enought of this stuff in this group. Maybe it will come to an end soon? -- Chip www.wiegand.org ***** Visit my web site - Alternative Operating Systems - MS Windows isn't the only OS in town. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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