mail program: how to change default # of columns in send window

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2 total messages Started by Gregory J. Sandell Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:37

#722

Author: Gregory J. Sandell
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:37

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Hi,

There is a problem I have with the NeXT mail program which drives me  
crazy.  For some reason, Send windows (when in Non-NEXT format) have a  
default of 70 columns per line.  This is true on my machine, at least.

Alot of text I send in mail comes from files that were created in  
80-column format...that is there are returns/linefeeds in the text to make  
it conform to no more than 80 characters per line.  Whenever I paste that  
into a Send window, it reformats it to 70 columns and keeps the  
return/linefeeds exactly where they were; this looks ugly to say the  
least.  For heavens sake, isn't there a way to change this default to 80  
columns?  I couldn't find a way to do this in the preferences dialog for  
Mail.

Yes, I hear you complain, "why not create all your text in a NeXT editing  
program so you don't have to worry about returns and linefeeds?"  The fact  
is I am constantly grabbing and creating text from non NeXT machines!  

Yes, I hear you complain, "Why are you sending your mail in non-NeXT  
format?"  Because 99% of the people I send mail to don't have NEXT  
machines.  Unless I send it ascii, it gets formatted ugly.

Thanks in advance,
--
Greg Sandell
Research Fellow, Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT)
sandell@cnmat.cnmat.berkeley.edu

Re: mail program: how to change default # of columns in send window

#725

Author: Geoff Brunkhorst
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:42

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In article <16ea5aINN69o@agate.berkeley.edu>  
sandell@chowning.CNMAT.Berkeley.EDU (Gregory J. Sandell) writes:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> There is a problem I have with the NeXT mail program which drives me  
> crazy.  For some reason, Send windows (when in Non-NEXT format) have a  
> default of 70 columns per line.  This is true on my machine, at least.
> 
> Alot of text I send in mail comes from files that were created in  
> 80-column format...that is there are returns/linefeeds in the text to make  
> it conform to no more than 80 characters per line.  Whenever I paste that  
> into a Send window, it reformats it to 70 columns and keeps the  
> return/linefeeds exactly where they were; this looks ugly to say the  
> least.  For heavens sake, isn't there a way to change this default to 80  
> columns? 

yes... install Version 3.0 when you get it.

or yes. switch to NeXTmail with a fixed font and set your window to 80 
characters wide.  Then paste in your mail.  (how to set your window
to 80 characters... My mail font is the same font as my Stuart font,
thus I size my window to the same size as my Stuart.

> I couldn't find a way to do this in the preferences dialog for  
> Mail.

because it isn't possible under 2.x.  period.  I have tried.  NeXT
says... "wait for 3.0".

-Geoff
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