[PATCH 6/5 v2] Documentation/format-patch: suggest Toggle Word Wrap add-on for Thunderbird
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Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
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- Apr 18, 2011, 06:31 UTC
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From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Of the (now) three methods to send unmangled patches using Thunderbird, this method is listed first because it provides a single-click on-demand option rather than a permanent change of configuration like the other two methods.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> --- Am 4/15/2011 19:54, schrieb Junio C Hamano:
> Care to reword "superior" in a less subjective way
Sure.
Differences to v1: More precise description where the new Option is found.
-- Hannes
Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 8887375..a979b2a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -343,11 +343,21 @@ By default, Thunderbird will both wrap emails as well as flag them as being 'format=flowed', both of which will make the resulting email unusable by git. -There are two different approaches. One approach is to configure -Thunderbird to not mangle patches. The second approach is to use +There are three different approaches: use an add-on to turn off line wraps, +configure Thunderbird to not mangle patches, or use an external editor to keep Thunderbird from mangling the patches. -Approach #1 (configuration) +Approach #1 (add-on) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Install the Toggle Word Wrap add-on that is available from +https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/toggle-word-wrap/ +It adds a menu entry "Enable Word Wrap" in the composer's "Options" menu +that you can tick off. Now you can compose the message as you otherwise do +(cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc), but you have to +insert line breaks manually in any text that you type. + +Approach #2 (configuration) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Three steps: @@ -374,7 +384,7 @@ After that is done, you should be able to compose email as you otherwise would (cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc), and the patches will not be mangled. -Approach #2 (external editor) +Approach #3 (external editor) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The following Thunderbird extensions are needed:
-- 1.7.5.rc1.1127.g94456