Re: Mozilla Thunderbird posting instructions wanted

[Frank Sorenson <frank@tuxrocks.com>]

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Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> This  POS is pretty popular among kernel janitors, so, can someone who
> is successfully using it, please, post crystally clear step-by-step
> instructions on how to send a foo.patch:
> 	inline
> 	with tabs preserved
> 	with long lines preserved
> 
> Sending plain text attachments is OK with me, but, heh, people do post
> patches inline and screw themselves.
> 
> I'll put instructions somewhere on -kj website and point every
> unsuspecting new guy to them.

Here is one method for posting patches in Thunderbird:

Before starting to write the email, do Edit->Preferences, Composition
tab, change "Wrap plain text messages at __ characters" to 0

Begin writing your email

Start up an editor in which you can select the text, for example:
# gvim patch.diff
Edit->Select All
Edit->Copy

Switch back to the open Compose window, then Edit->Paste

If you have Enigmail configured, when sending the email, you might get a
box asking if you want to change the line wrapping to 68 characters, so
just say No if that happens.


Ideally, there would be a Thunderbird plugin to insert the contents of a
file at the current location with no formatting changes...  Maybe "next
week" :)

Frank
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Frank Sorenson - KD7TZK
Systems Manager, Computer Science Department
Brigham Young University
frank@tuxrocks.com
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