interesting that it worked for you. i am using 8.2.10 and ascii export does not fill. it seems to wrap single lines but not fill entire paragraphs.
On 5/1/14, Miguel Guedes <miguel.a.gue...@gmail.com> wrote: > Charles, > > Thanks very much for the tips -- they certainly helped! > > Miguel > > > On 02/05/14 00:56, Charles Berry wrote: >> Miguel Guedes <miguel.a.guedes <at> gmail.com> writes: >> >>> >>> Using org-mode version 7.93f, when exporting to ASCII it doesn't respect >>> the current fill column. Can this be enforced? >>> >> >> Miguel, >> >> Upgrade to current org-mode (version 8.2.6) before you do anything else. >> >> Then modify `org-ascii-text-width' to suit your needs. >> >> ,---- >> | >> | org-ascii-text-width is a variable defined in `ox-ascii.el'. >> | Its value is 72 >> | >> | Automatically becomes buffer-local when set. >> | >> | Documentation: >> | Maximum width of exported text. >> | This number includes margin size, as set in >> | `org-ascii-global-margin'. >> | >> | You can customize this variable. >> `---- >> >> >>> Also, I've noticed that org doesn't remove verbatim tags (=verbatim=) >>> but removes BEGIN_EXAMPLE blocks and presumably other BEGIN_xxx blocks; >>> is this by design? >>> >>> >> >> >> Same deal - upgrade. Then =xyz= becomes `xyz' on export. >> >> HTH, >> >> Chuck >> >> >> > > > > -- The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY can get it. Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW.