> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Eric Weir <eeweir@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> As discussed recently in a parallel thread, if you have flowing
>>> text where paragraphs are reflowed inserting linebreaks (rather than
>>> your paragraphs being all on one line), it's not quite as useful.
>>> For that, you might investigate "wdiff" to compare the files.
>>
>> Hmm. Haven't encountered the concept of "flowing" text previously.
>> I believe my paragraphs have two linebreaks between them.
>
> I believe "flowing text" is referring not to the line breaks between
> paragraphs, but having paragraphs each be one long line of text
> (rather than breaking each line with a line break as the quoted text
> above does), which is sometimes (often?) the preferred mode when
> working with prose.
Still not quite clear about the concept of "flowing" and "reflowed" text. The way Tim put it makes it sound like all paragraphs, not just each paragraph, on one line.
I'm not sure what I have. I have vim set to wrap lines at the screen, but I don't think there's any wrapping in the file. So does my text "flow" or not?
Thanks,
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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
eeweir@bellsouth.net
"Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred."
- Amos Oz
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