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Email composition

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bobs51
bobs51

not so much a question as a suggestion, though I would like to know if it is already possible.. I think a button or position in one of the menus for "Word Wrap" would make my life easier.. I do not like to lose track of what I am typing in an email and do not always have the option to open full screen.. I need to have a wrap to window option.. Thanks, Bob Schudel

not so much a question as a suggestion, though I would like to know if it is already possible.. I think a button or position in one of the menus for "Word Wrap" would make my life easier.. I do not like to lose track of what I am typing in an email and do not always have the option to open full screen.. I need to have a wrap to window option.. Thanks, Bob Schudel

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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When composing a plain text message, wrapping can be set to the window width by changing mailnews.wraplength to 0 (zero) in Settings/General, Config. editor.

bobs51
bobs51 Question owner

I went to the General, scrolled to bottom for config editor.. then went in and changed from 72 to 0 and closed and reopened thunderbird.. didn't seem to change anything.. still does not wrap to window..

david
david
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Please recheck config editor that it was saved. Also, check addons. If you have any, try help>troubleshoot mode to see if addons are involved.