[MlMt] Quoted text wrapping at 50% in compose window

[Quinn Comendant]

Hi Benny,

I know you're on vacation, so I forbid you to read this before you're 
properly back in the office. This is just a minor bug (?) report, so you 
can flag it and review it when you have time.

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I recently changed the font used when composing messages. Before, I was 
using Menlo 12pt. I switched to Helvetica 14pt. Now, when I reply to an 
email, the quoted text only fills 50% the width of my compose window. If 
I use a monospaced font to compose, the quoted text fills 100% of the 
compose window.

At first, I thought Helvetica is just a narrower typeface, but it seems 
more than that.

[Here's a screenshot](https://send.strangecode.com/f/6gJVmm9.png) 
comparing two compose windows with quoted text: one with Menlo 12pt, and 
the other with Helvetica 14pt.

[Here's a screen 
recording](https://send.strangecode.com/f/screen-recording-2025-07-28-at-00-55-11.mp4) 
showing how the quoted text reflows to stay at a 50% width – this is 
the effect that is most concerning, and makes me feel like this is a 
bug. What do you think?

Regards,
Quinn
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