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Email composer takes less than half page

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Dear all, for a long time I am encountering a problem when composing an email. The horizontal space that I can use to write the body of the email is limited to less then half page as you can see from the picture attached. How can I fix that? Thank you.

Dear all, for a long time I am encountering a problem when composing an email. The horizontal space that I can use to write the body of the email is limited to less then half page as you can see from the picture attached. How can I fix that? Thank you.
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It would seem you have a setting that limits the width to 72 characters.

As there is no 'Formatting Bar' visible, I'm assuming you are composing emails in 'Plain Text' mode.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_(Thunderbird)#Advanced

Menu icon > Options > Advanced > 'General' tab click on 'Config editor' button In top search Type: wrap

  • mail.compose.wrap_to_window_width default boolean false
  • plain_text.wrap_long_lines default boolean false

Set those two lines to 'True' - double click on line to toggle the value.

close window and click on OK Test a new Write message.


If the above changes in 'Config Editor still does not do exactly as required, access via 'Config Editor' button again Remove the '72' setting and enter 0 (zero)

  • mailnews.wraplength; 72


Open a new 'Write' message and report back on results.

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It would seem you have a setting that limits the width to 72 characters.

As there is no 'Formatting Bar' visible, I'm assuming you are composing emails in 'Plain Text' mode.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_(Thunderbird)#Advanced

Menu icon > Options > Advanced > 'General' tab click on 'Config editor' button In top search Type: wrap

  • mail.compose.wrap_to_window_width default boolean false
  • plain_text.wrap_long_lines default boolean false

Set those two lines to 'True' - double click on line to toggle the value.

close window and click on OK Test a new Write message.


If the above changes in 'Config Editor still does not do exactly as required, access via 'Config Editor' button again Remove the '72' setting and enter 0 (zero)

  • mailnews.wraplength; 72


Open a new 'Write' message and report back on results.

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Ok, the entry mail.compose.wrap_to_window_width doesn't exist but setting the other two seems to have solved the problem. Many thanks.