Hello Maurice,

On Wed, Dec 04 2024 23:40:25 -0600, you wrote ..

> I had to adjust the fill to one character less in nano than in fold in 
> order for them to produce the same result.  I am guessing the same for 
> vim.

> I am more confused now than I was when I just bash scripted replies 
> with quoted text.  However I think we're on the right track if our 
> goal is to make this more compatible with a number of editors, nano 
> being a very good choice for most.

Do you think maybe nano and/or vim wraps at the 68th column and _then_ adds in the space at the end of the line (since there is an option to retain that space or remove it)?

For example, in nano, try "set fill 69" in conjunction with "set justifytrim" which removes the whitespace at the end of the lines.

Regards,
Nick

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