1) Make it clearer that there are three different methods here, by using two different levels of indentation. 2) Reorder the different methods: - Disabling word wrap altogether should be the last option. It involves manually editing config files, and many Thunderbird users will not want to disable word wrap for normal (non-patch) messages. - "Preformat mode" should be the first option. It's really convenient. (Guess how I sent this patch). Signed-off-by: Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/email-clients.txt | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/email-clients.txt b/Documentation/email-clients.txt index a618efa..c899444 100644 --- a/Documentation/email-clients.txt +++ b/Documentation/email-clients.txt @@ -180,34 +180,40 @@ Sylpheed (GUI) Thunderbird (GUI) By default, thunderbird likes to mangle text, but there are ways to -coerce it into being nice. - -- Under account settings, composition and addressing, uncheck "Compose - messages in HTML format". - -- Edit your Thunderbird config settings to tell it not to wrap lines: - user_pref("mailnews.wraplength", 0); - -- Edit your Thunderbird config settings so that it won't use format=flowed: - user_pref("mailnews.send_plaintext_flowed", false); - -- You need to get Thunderbird into preformat mode: -. If you compose HTML messages by default, it's not too hard. Just select - "Preformat" from the drop-down box just under the subject line. -. If you compose in text by default, you have to tell it to compose a new - message in HTML (just as a one-off), and then force it from there back to - text, else it will wrap lines. To do this, use shift-click on the Write - icon to compose to get HTML compose mode, then select "Preformat" from - the drop-down box just under the subject line. - -- Allows use of an external editor: - The easiest thing to do with Thunderbird and patches is to use an - "external editor" extension and then just use your favorite $EDITOR - for reading/merging patches into the body text. To do this, download - and install the extension, then add a button for it using +coerce it into being nice. Try one of the methods below. + +- Get Thunderbird into preformat mode: + + - If you compose HTML messages by default, select "Preformat" from the + drop-down box just under the subject line. + + - If you compose in text by default, you have to tell it to compose a new + message in HTML (just as a one-off), and then force it from there back to + text, else it will wrap lines. To do this, use shift-click on the Write + icon to compose to get HTML compose mode, then select "Preformat" from + the drop-down box just under the subject line. + +- Use an external editor: + + You can install an "external editor" extension which will allow you to use + your favorite $EDITOR for reading/merging patches into the body text. + First download and install the extension, then add a button for it using View->Toolbars->Customize... and finally just click on it when in the Compose dialog. +- Disable word wrap completely: + + 1. Under account settings, composition and addressing, uncheck "Compose + messages in HTML format". + + 2. Edit your Thunderbird config settings to tell it not to wrap lines: + + user_pref("mailnews.wraplength", 0); + + 3. Edit your Thunderbird config settings so it won't use format=flowed: + + user_pref("mailnews.send_plaintext_flowed", false); + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TkRat (GUI) -- 1.6.3.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html