* [PATCH] doc/format-patch: adjust Thunderbird MUA hint to new add-on
@ 2025-08-22 18:52 Johannes Sixt
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From: Johannes Sixt @ 2025-08-22 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
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There are three tips how to compose a non-line-wrapped patch with
Thunderbird. The first one suggests use of an add-on. The one
referenced has long been superseded by a different one. Update the
link to the new one. Mention that additional configuration is
required to make the add-on work.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg•org>
---
Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
index a8b53db9a6..a9cf37182e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
@@ -587,13 +587,19 @@ an external editor to keep Thunderbird from mangling the patches.
Approach #1 (add-on)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Install the Toggle Word Wrap add-on that is available from
-https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/toggle-word-wrap/
-It adds a menu entry "Enable Word Wrap" in the composer's "Options" menu
+Install the Toggle Line Wrap add-on that is available from
+https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/toggle-line-wrap
+It adds a button "Line Wrap" to the composer's toolbar
that you can tick off. Now you can compose the message as you otherwise do
(cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc), but you have to
insert line breaks manually in any text that you type.
+As a bonus feature, the add-on can detect patch text in the composer
+and warns when line wrapping has not yet been turned off.
+
+The add-on requires a few tweaks of the advanced configuration
+(about:config). These are listed on the download page.
+
Approach #2 (configuration)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Three steps:
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