doc/format-patch: adjust Thunderbird MUA hint to new add-on
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 The one referenced has long been superseded by a different one.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> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -587,13 +587,19 @@ an external editor to keep Thunderbird from mangling the patches.
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Approach #1 (add-on)
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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-Install the Toggle Word Wrap add-on that is available from
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-https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/toggle-word-wrap/
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-It adds a menu entry "Enable Word Wrap" in the composer's "Options" menu
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+Install the Toggle Line Wrap add-on that is available from
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+https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/toggle-line-wrap
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+It adds a button "Line Wrap" to the composer's toolbar
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that you can tick off. Now you can compose the message as you otherwise do
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(cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc), but you have to
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insert line breaks manually in any text that you type.
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+As a bonus feature, the add-on can detect patch text in the composer
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+and warns when line wrapping has not yet been turned off.
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+The add-on requires a few tweaks of the advanced configuration
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+(about:config). These are listed on the download page.
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Approach #2 (configuration)
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Three steps: