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Eli Zaretskii  
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 More options Oct 12 2012, 7:03 am
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From: Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:03:00 +0200
Subject: Re: visual line mode
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> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:35:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: drain <aeus...@gmail.com>

> >>> Also, why is the default to have wrapping in the middle of words?

> >> It isn't.  visual-line-mode wraps between words, except when a single
> >> word is wider than a line.

> > But visual-line-mode is not the default.  (That's how I've interpreted
> > the question.)

> > Bye,
> > Tassilo

> Indeed, that's what I meant: why isn't visual line mode the default?

Because Emacs is first and foremost a programmer's editor, and
wrapping lines in a buffer that shows program source is a bad idea.

 
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