On Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:46:14 -0000 (UTC), anon wrote:   
      
   > xclip -o | fmt -w 70 | sed 's/^/| /' | xclip -selection clipboard   
      
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    Updated Command For Formatting Quotes   
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   xclip -o | fmt -s -w 72 | sed 's/^/| /' | xclip -selection clipboard   
      
    𜺲 Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes: Added -s flag to preserve lines.   
      
    Caveats:   
      - Unbroken strings are not split by fmt.   
      - -w 72 seems to be the highest setting that is safe as the formatted   
        line will be larger. I've had issues with formatted text getting   
        jumbled.   
      - xclip may not work in Wayland environments. Try wl-clipboard.   
      
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    How to Use   
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    1. Copy text that you wish to quote.   
    2. Run the command string.   
    3. Paste the newly formatted quote into your post.   
      
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    Example Output   
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   | Revit is shit. I would play down the title to something more   
   | politically correct, but that would risk understating Revit's   
   | limitations that I have to deal with on an almost daily basis.   
   |   
   | Revit is a proprietary software developed by the monopoly Autodesk for   
   | the AEC industry. Its function is to build a 3D "BIM" model of a   
   | building and lay out 2D documentation in the traditional form of   
   | drawing sheets. I speak from the perspective of an architect working on   
   | large commercial projects across different building typologies, and   
   | therefore do not use the MEP aspects, which may be better than I have   
   | experienced here. However, I have certainly used it to document   
   | projects, and have used Revit's API.   
   |   
   | I have a background in software development, previously working as a   
   | software architect. Software architects deal with many of the same   
   | issues as BIM data management. There are ever-changing client   
   | requirements, lots of small pieces that interact, and domino effects of   
   | changing the design in one area. Therefore, the concepts of decoupling,   
   | interfaces, modularity, Robert Martin's famous code smells of   
   | fragility, rigidity, and so on, and technical debt, are all applicable   
   | in this field. I have also used a great deal of software on many   
   | platforms, including 3D modeling as practiced by the CG industry, point   
   | clouds, programmatic typesetting with Lilypond and LaTeX, and am also   
   | closely following OpenBIM initiatives. With this background, I hope to   
   | present a fair but critical list of issues I have faced with Revit.   
      
   Side note: I have found that pan warns before sending, but also does not   
   wrap or split unbroken strings over 80 columns when sending.   
      
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