Re: Word-Wrap cuts links

On 10/18/17 14:19, ianseeks wrote:
> On Wednesday, 18 October 2017 09:11:42 BST Nils Kassube wrote:
>> ianseeks wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 18 October 2017 04:40:08 BST Vishnu V K wrote:
>>>> Is there any way for links to avoid breaking due to the word-wrap?
>>>>
>>>> It is very annoying for the recipient, when I send long links in
>>>> email, and also for me, if I have to disable the word-wrap every
>>>> time I'm sending such a link.
>>>>
>>>> Vishnu
>>>
>>> I had the same issue.  The only way around it seems to be turn
>>> word-wrap off in the Composer settings and set your composer window
>>> to the width you want the the lines to "wrap"
>>
>> Then there seems to be a regression in newer Kmail versions (mine is
>> 4.13.3). My composer is set to a width of 72 and a link like this
>> <https://www.heise.de/security/meldung/KRACK-Hersteller-Updates-und-Stellungnahmen-3863455.html>
>> is wrapped in the composer display but it should be unwrapped in the
>> mail as it gets sent.
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> Thats is what i thought it always did but when it gets sent now a <space> is inserted at the wrap point so the receiver got a broken link.  No-one else seemed to think it was a problem when i asked on the list so i didn;t create a bug for it.
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>> Nils
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A workaround is to use tinyurl.com