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Date:      Sun, 4 Apr 1999 09:31:03 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, fullermd@futuresouth.com, dpilgrim@uswest.net, bradley@softhome.net, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: outlook mail  was:(RE: Logo merchandise)
Message-ID:  <19990404093103.I299@marder-1.localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199904040356.UAA01748@usr08.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Sun, Apr 04, 1999 at 03:56:51AM %2B0000
References:  <19990404105501.O2142@lemis.com> <199904040356.UAA01748@usr08.primenet.com>

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On Sun, Apr 04, 1999 at 03:56:51AM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote:
> > >>> The problem was that it would just let my text run long, making it
> > >>> hard to review the e-mail before sending.  The screen-width problem
> > >>> didn't even exist then, everyone was using 80-column screens.
> > >>
> > >> :set wrapmargin=72
> > >
> > > ITYM
> > > :set wraplen=72
> > > (I use 73, it's prime, and therefor intrinsically better)
> > 
> > JOOI, how do you reformat a paragraph with vi?

Just Out Of Interest

> 
> !}fmt^M
> 
> Will reformat from the cursor position to the end of the paragraph.
> 
> If you care about quoting, write a script, or map a key, instead.
> 
> Another common trick is to use abbreviation expansion in your .exrc:
> 
> ab	teh		the
> ab	cutsomer	customer
> ab	heirarchy	hierarchy
> ab	JOOI		What the heck is this supposed to mean?
> 
> Etc.
> 
> See the VI FAQ for quoted text reformatting macros:
> 
> http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/editor-faq/vi/part2/faq.html
> 
> 
> 					Terry Lambert
> 					terry@lambert.org
> ---
> Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
> or previous employers.
> 
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