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[PATCH] git-format-patch.txt: update hints for sending patches with Thunderbird

From
MSMichael Schubert <mschub@elegosoft.com>
Date
May 8, 2011, 18:01 UTC
Message-ID
<4DC6DA6A.7010306@elegosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Schubert <mschub@elegosoft.com>
---

Using Thunderbird 3.1.10 setting mail.wrap_long_lines to false somehow doesn't stop Thunderbird from wrapping.

 Documentation/git-format-patch.txt |   10 +++++++---
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index d13c9b2..be63481 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -388,9 +388,13 @@ In Thunderbird 2:
 Edit..Preferences..Composition, wrap plain text messages at 0
 +
 In Thunderbird 3:
-Edit..Preferences..Advanced..Config Editor.  Search for
-"mail.wrap_long_lines".
-Toggle it to make sure it is set to `false`.
+Edit..Preferences..Advanced..Config Editor. Set the following to the
+indicated values:
++
+----------
+	mail.wrap_long_lines  => false
+	mailnews.wraplength   => 0
+----------
 
 3. Disable the use of format=flowed:
 Edit..Preferences..Advanced..Config Editor.  Search for
-- 
1.7.5.1
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  1. git-format-patch.txt: update hints for sending patches with ThunderbirdMichael Schubert, May 8, 2011
  2. Sebastian SchuberthMay 8, 2011

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