Hello,
Using TB 3.1.8 on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit.
When typing messages in plain text, wrapping works correctly, but the quotation that is inserted is not wrapped at all. See 1. screenshot. Is this by design or is there a workaround for this?
When I receive this message, the text is not wrapped after 72 chars, but is instead wrapped at the end of the window. See 2. screenshot.
I want to send messages, that are always wrapped after 72 chars and that the recipient should see them always this way, like in the 3. screenshot.
How do I accomplish this?
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3. screenshot
Thanks in advance!
Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
Is this a very uncommon request, so that nobody knows how to manage this or is the answer so obvious, so that nobody wants to give a hint?
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
I don't think it can be handled natively in Thunderbird. However, there are two extensions to do so.
1. QuoteAndComposeManager.
Available here: http://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/realborders-en.html
I know it works.
2. Toggle Word Wrap, at https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/thunderbi ... word-wrap/
It is an official extension, but I'm not sure it does what you want.
1. QuoteAndComposeManager.
Available here: http://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/realborders-en.html
I know it works.
2. Toggle Word Wrap, at https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/thunderbi ... word-wrap/
It is an official extension, but I'm not sure it does what you want.
Michel Gagnon
Montréal (Québec, Canada)
Montréal (Québec, Canada)
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
@mgagnonlv
Thanks for answering.
These two add-ons are not really what I'm searching for.
I simply want to send e-mails in plain text, that are wrapped and that other people will get them wrapped too. From time to time I receive e-mails from others in plain text that is wrapped, see below. I also want to have my e-mails this way, isn't there a convenient method in TB to do so?
Thanks for answering.
These two add-ons are not really what I'm searching for.
I simply want to send e-mails in plain text, that are wrapped and that other people will get them wrapped too. From time to time I receive e-mails from others in plain text that is wrapped, see below. I also want to have my e-mails this way, isn't there a convenient method in TB to do so?
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
Try adding that quotation "without formatting" so that any wrapping code in the pasted material does not override your own formatting selections.
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
Either I am inserting the text from cache as a quotation or normal. The "insert without formatting" option is disabled, because I have plain text (not HTML). When I enable to write my e-mails in HTML, than I can insert without formatting, but I want to have plain text e-mails.
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
Pasting as a quotation adds a > to the start of each line, formatting of a sort. Do you see the same issue if you just paste rather than as a quotation?
What happens if you do a plain paste and then highlight the pasted material and press Ctrl+R (or use menu path Edit->Rewrap)?
What happens if you do a plain paste and then highlight the pasted material and press Ctrl+R (or use menu path Edit->Rewrap)?
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
sojusnik is talking about flowed format, which is specific to plain-text messages and allows the receiving e-mail client to rewrap the message to fit the current window width.
There are two hidden preference settings which you can access through Edit > Preference > Advanced > General tab > Config Editor button:
There are two hidden preference settings which you can access through Edit > Preference > Advanced > General tab > Config Editor button:
- mailnews.display.disable_format_flowed_support double-click to change to "true" to avoid the Thunderbird rewraps messages received for which the sender allows flowed formatting;
- mailnews.send_plaintext_flowed double-click to change to "false" to avoid the Thunderbird marks messages sent as flowed.
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
@rsx11m
Thank you for taking part in this conversation. Flowed format is excactly what I was talking about.
That solved my problem!
Thank you for taking part in this conversation. Flowed format is excactly what I was talking about.
That solved my problem!
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Re: Thunderbird and wrapping plain text messages
You are welcome.