Re: Index Column Width
> I'm looking for a way to more strictly regulate the width of the columns
> in the index. For example, in my current configuration if an email
> address shows up in my index that is too long to be displayed in the
> parameters I have set for the From field (25 characters), it overflows
> into the subject column pushing my column formatting off. Is there a
> way to cut off names and addresses that run over?
%-25.25F
This is a printf-like string sizing specification. See the mutt manual
or man printf for details. It's the ".25" that makes the difference.
The first "25" makes it a minimum of 25 characters; the ".25" makes it
a maximum. The "-" left-aligns.
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