Re: [vile] I can't get 'fillcol' to work

[cl]

On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 04:33:52PM -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 02:15:29PM -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> >>On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, address@hidden wrote:
> >>
> >>>I'm using a wide window but want to stay within 80 columns
> >>>when I'm in mutt.
> >>>
> >>>So I have added a 'set fillcol=70' when using vile from mutt (my
> >>>mail program).  The value is certainly set, it appears when I do a
> >>>'setall' but it seems to be having no effect.  I have, in addition,
> >>>tried unsetting 'wrapmargin' but with 'fillcol' set to 70 and
> >>>'wrapmargin' unset I get no autowrap at all.
> >>>
> >>>Am I misunderstanding what fillcol is supposed to do or is it broken?
> >>
> >>fillcol is mostly used when you're doing a :format-til
> >>
> >>It also (if you set wrapwords) acts like wrapmargin, forcing new text to
> >>wrap as it's inserted.  It's been a while since I thought about wrapwords,
> >>but a quick check seems to show it's still working.
> >>
> >Ah, so you're saying that I need to set wrapwords as well as fillcol?
> 
> yes - it's defaulted to nowrapwords.  Setting wrapwords would make fillcol
> act more like wrapmargin, e.g., make vile wrap words as they approach the
> margin.
> 
OK, thanks, I have basically what I want now.  Is setting fillcol and
wrapwords the simplest way to get get a 'fixed' text width in varying
window widths?  I run mutt via ssh from various different places and
from home I'm using a >80 column window whereas from work I use an 80
column window.

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Chris Green (address@hidden)