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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referenced has long been superseded by a different one.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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Johannes Sixt 2025-08-22 20:52:24 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -587,13 +587,19 @@ an external editor to keep Thunderbird from mangling the patches.
Approach #1 (add-on)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Install the Toggle Word Wrap add-on that is available from
https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/toggle-word-wrap/
It adds a menu entry "Enable Word Wrap" in the composer's "Options" menu
Install the Toggle Line Wrap add-on that is available from
https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/toggle-line-wrap
It adds a button "Line Wrap" to the composer's toolbar
that you can tick off. Now you can compose the message as you otherwise do
(cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc), but you have to
insert line breaks manually in any text that you type.

As a bonus feature, the add-on can detect patch text in the composer
and warns when line wrapping has not yet been turned off.

The add-on requires a few tweaks of the advanced configuration
(about:config). These are listed on the download page.

Approach #2 (configuration)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Three steps: