In article <84el769axj.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de>, Kai
Großjohann wrote:

> "Peter Wu" <peterwu@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>> However, I don't know how to customize the number of characters from
>> which the wordwrap functions starts work. For example, I want
>> sentences to be wordwrapped at character #74.
>
> C-h f auto-fill-mode RET shows me this:
>
> /----
>> auto-fill-mode is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `simple'.
>> (auto-fill-mode &optional ARG)
>>
>> Toggle Auto Fill mode.
>> With arg, turn Auto Fill mode on if and only if arg is positive.
>> In Auto Fill mode, inserting a space at a column beyond
>> `current-fill-column' automatically breaks the line at a previous
>> space.
>>
>> The value of `normal-auto-fill-function' specifies the function to use
>> for `auto-fill-function' when turning Auto Fill mode on.
> \----
>
> So it's current-fill-column.
>
> Also see the command C-x f (set-fill-column).

When I do this, I am prompted:

set-fill-column requires an explicit argument

I don't know how to specify one for it. Please help! :(


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Cheers, Peter