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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
To: Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: filling more narrowly --- or unfilling -- for export to email, upon ascii export
Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 12:36:06 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bk4yja6h.fsf@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJcAo8tmPC0OwmOcAswROnvfiZaBRM=a3X7yGfX=r6+ZZKeLkQ@mail.gmail.com>

Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:

> then i want to send email, preferably via ascii export.  i do not know
> whehter i should try to fill to a shorter column [in org i use 60 normally]
> because the recipient might have a smaller window for reading the mail, or
> unfill everything.
>
> unfilled paragraphs seems to be the norm in email these days for
> nontechnical folk.  but org has plain lists and things, which need
> org-style unfilling.
>
> i do not know how to accurately unfill everything or if it's a good idea.
>
> can this be optionally done at ascii export time?  unfilling everything or
> filling to a narrower column?  for sending via email.

See `org-ascii-text-width'. You can set it to a large value.

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Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-05-22 12:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-05-22  7:53 filling more narrowly --- or unfilling -- for export to email, upon ascii export Samuel Wales
2024-05-22  9:59 ` Fraga, Eric
2024-05-22 12:36 ` Ihor Radchenko [this message]
2024-05-24  4:03   ` Samuel Wales
2024-05-25  7:11     ` Samuel Wales

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