* gnus-faq.texi ([5.2]): Adjust for message-fill-column.

* gnus-news.texi: Add message-fill-column.

* message.texi (Various Message Variables): Add message-fill-column.

diff --git a/texi/ChangeLog b/texi/ChangeLog
index f21b9fb..8205d2b 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/ChangeLog
+++ b/texi/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2007-04-01  Reiner Steib  <Reiner.Steib@gmx.de>
 
+       * gnus-faq.texi ([5.2]): Adjust for message-fill-column.
+
+       * gnus-news.texi: Add message-fill-column.
+
+       * message.texi (Various Message Variables): Add message-fill-column.
+
        * gnus-news.el (gnus-news-header-disclaimer): Add newlines.
 
 2007-03-30  Katsumi Yamaoka  <yamaoka@jpl.org>

diff --git a/texi/gnus-faq.texi b/texi/gnus-faq.texi
index 093cb4c..ef91b91 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/gnus-faq.texi
+++ b/texi/gnus-faq.texi
@@ -1287,18 +1287,23 @@ How to enable automatic word-wrap when composing messages?
 
 @subsubheading Answer
 
-Say
+Starting from No Gnus, automatic word-wrap is already enabled by
+default, see the variable message-fill-column.
+
+For other versions of Gnus, say
 
 @example
-(add-hook 'message-mode-hook
-         (lambda ()
-           (setq fill-column 72)
-           (turn-on-auto-fill)))
+(unless (boundp 'message-fill-column)
+  (add-hook 'message-mode-hook
+            (lambda ()
+              (setq fill-column 72)
+              (turn-on-auto-fill))))
 @end example
 @noindent
 
-in ~/.gnus.el. You can reformat a paragraph by hitting
-@samp{M-q} (as usual)
+in ~/.gnus.el.
+
+You can reformat a paragraph by hitting @samp{M-q} (as usual).
 
 @node [5.3]
 @subsubheading Question 5.3

diff --git a/texi/gnus-news.texi b/texi/gnus-news.texi
index 46c2da3..53d9423 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/gnus-news.texi
+++ b/texi/gnus-news.texi
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ headers visible, use @code{(setq message-hidden-headers nil)}.
 
 @item You can highlight different levels of citations like in the
 article buffer.  See @code{gnus-message-highlight-citation}.
+
+@item @code{auto-fill-mode} is enabled by default in Message mode.
+See @code{message-fill-column}.  @xref{Various Message Variables, ,
+Message Headers, message, Message Manual}.
+
 @end itemize
 
 @item Changes in back ends

diff --git a/texi/message.texi b/texi/message.texi
index 33a4c55..334a768 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/message.texi
+++ b/texi/message.texi
@@ -2008,6 +2008,13 @@ Emacsen.)  @xref{Charset Translation, , Charset Translation, emacs-mime,
 Emacs MIME Manual}, for details on the @sc{mule}-to-@acronym{MIME}
 translation process.
 
+@item message-fill-column
+@vindex message-fill-column
+@cindex auto-fill
+Local value for the column beyond which automatic line-wrapping should
+happen for message buffers.  If non-nil (the default), also turn on
+auto-fill in message buffers.
+
 @item message-signature-separator
 @vindex message-signature-separator
 Regexp matching the signature separator.  It is @samp{^-- *$} by