> > > > > Could some tell me how I can set the line wrap to 80 characters? > > > [...] > > > Thank you for your reply. > > > I have already tried C-u 5 C-x f.  It did not do anything. > > > Are you recommending that I put the following in my ~/.emacs? > > > > > (setq-default fill-column 5) > > > (add-hook 'php-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill) > > > > > I've never tried to personalize Emacs before.  So, please correct me > > > if I am making a mistake. > > [...] > > I just tried it. I don't notice anything different. > What should I be looking for? Should the color change after five > characters? For php-mode auto-fill seems to only work within comments - in general it doesn't make much sense to use auto-fill for programming. Start typing a PHP comment and you'll see what auto-fill-mode does. Regards, Anselm -- Anselm Helbig - http://mnemonikk.org/