{"thread":{"id":"64015","subject":"[PATCH] doc/format-patch: adjust Thunderbird MUA hint to new add-on","startedAt":"2025-08-22T18:52:28Z","lastAt":"2025-08-22T18:52:28Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Johannes Sixt"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"524727","messageId":"6ec34bbc-6811-41fa-aa06-1d54fd2acb0c@kdbg.org","threadId":"64015","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] doc/format-patch: adjust Thunderbird MUA hint to new add-on","fromName":"Johannes Sixt","fromEmail":"j6t@kdbg.org","sentAt":"2025-08-22T18:52:24Z","receivedAt":"2025-08-22T18:52:28Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"j6t@kdbg.org","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14810926?v=4"},"body":"There are three tips how to compose a non-line-wrapped patch with\nThunderbird. The first one suggests use of an add-on. The one\nreferenced has long been superseded by a different one. Update the\nlink to the new one. Mention that additional configuration is\nrequired to make the add-on work.\n\nSigned-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>\n---\n Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc | 12 +++++++++---\n 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)\n\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc\nindex a8b53db9a6..a9cf37182e 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc\n+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc\n@@ -587,13 +587,19 @@ an external editor to keep Thunderbird from mangling the patches.\n Approach #1 (add-on)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n \n-Install the Toggle Word Wrap add-on that is available from\n-https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/toggle-word-wrap/\n-It adds a menu entry \"Enable Word Wrap\" in the composer's \"Options\" menu\n+Install the Toggle Line Wrap add-on that is available from\n+https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/toggle-line-wrap\n+It adds a button \"Line Wrap\" to the composer's toolbar\n that you can tick off. Now you can compose the message as you otherwise do\n (cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc), but you have to\n insert line breaks manually in any text that you type.\n \n+As a bonus feature, the add-on can detect patch text in the composer\n+and warns when line wrapping has not yet been turned off.\n+\n+The add-on requires a few tweaks of the advanced configuration\n+(about:config). These are listed on the download page.\n+\n Approach #2 (configuration)\n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n Three steps:\n-- \n2.51.0.205.g9a02ae2892\n\n"}]}