We believe that your issue has been closed by the upload of
Version 0.3.40 of grml-etc-core from Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>.
The explanation is attached below

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Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:13:45 +0100
Source: grml-etc-core
Binary: grml-etc-core
Architecture: source all
Version: 0.3.40
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>
Changed-By: Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>
Description: 
 grml-etc-core - core ecetera files for the grml system
Changes: 
 grml-etc-core (0.3.40) unstable; urgency=low
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   * /etc/zsh/zshrc: add MANWIDTH, deactivated by default though;
     thanks Alexander Steinböck! [Closes: issue343]
   * /etc/grml/screenrc: fix colorschema of 'switch order of caption and
     hardstatus'
Files: 
 fd7fd2916395350dc69c881b87c06a3d 596 grml optional grml-etc-core_0.3.40.dsc
 e8c137ce49895d4527b988b0f4e2f1dc 90964 grml optional grml-etc-core_0.3.40.tar.gz
 5e6f7a9cfb6659b5f869832c01110dba 92626 grml optional grml-etc-core_0.3.40_all.deb

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* Michael Prokop <bts@bts.grml.org> [2007-11-19 00:58]:

Not really, I guess. I'm just reading faster with a limited width.
So I do not have to turn my head like a typewriter. (o;

Just my 2 cents, z3ttacht

Hi Alexander,

* Alexander Steinböck <bts@bts.grml.org> [20071118 21:58]:

> See provided patch file.

[...]

> +# set width of man pages to 80 for more convenient reading
> +  (( ${+MANWIDTH} )) || export MANWIDTH=80

Hmmmmm. Reading manpages inside wide-screen terminals (being >80
chars of size) works just fine for me. Did I miss anything? :)

regards,
-mika-

See provided patch file.