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echo: english_tutor
to: Gleb Hlebov
from: Alexander Koryagin
date: 2023-11-28 16:07:00
subject: test

Hi, Gleb Hlebov - Alexander Koryagin!
I read your message from 28.11.2023 08:35

 GS>>> few peopletold me it
 GS>>> woulddn't be a good idea
 GS>>> to hard-wrap lines to
 GS>>> afixed value, andd
 GS>>> there's no such option in
 GS>>> GoldED's config eiter.
 AK>> It is really not a good
 AK>> idea. There are a lot of
 AK>> people with small narrow
 AK>> displays and long lines
 AK>> allow them read paragraphs
 AK>> correctly. Paragraphs with
 AK>> hard-wraps look badly in
 AK>> that case.
 GK> Exactly how small and narrow?
 GK> Are there so many users that
 GK> can not set their terminal
 GK> window width at least at 80
 GK> columns? Do you know any of
 GK> ??them personally? Maybe someone
 GK> who uses a Commodore or a ZX
 GK> Spectrum?
 GK> This is how our msgs would
 GK> appear formatted to fit a
 GK> Speccy screen. :-)

I meant that when all paragraphs are sent as long lines they don't need formatting at all and look good at any device.

Bye, Gleb!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2023

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