--- 2003-04-10-02/htdict	Fri May  2 17:20:04 2003
+++ latest/htdict	Fri May  2 17:21:25 2003
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
	#!/bin/sh
	appname=`basename "$0"`
-	ver="0.4b-.2003041002"
+	ver="0.4b.2003050217"
	copy="2002, 2003"
	mail="PointedEars@gmx.de"
	mail_feedback="bug-htDICT@PointedEars.de"
@@ -128,21 +128,24 @@ chk=`echo x | $fold 1> /dev/null`
	test -n "$chk" && fold="cat"
	
	# check for fmt
-	chk=`which fmt 2> /dev/null`
-	if [ -z "$chk" ]; then
-	  fmt=$fold
-	else
-	  # check for columns
-	  fmt="fmt -$COLUMNS"
-	  chk=`echo x | $fmt 2> /dev/null`
-	  test -z "$chk" && fmt="fmt"
-	  # check for -c|--crown-margin
-	  chk=`echo x | $fmt -c 2> /dev/null`
-	  if [ -n "$chk" ]; then
-	    fmt=$fmt" -c"
+	fmt=cat
+	if [ $COLUMNS -ne 80 ]; then # output is preformatted for 80 cols
+	  chk=`which fmt 2>/dev/null`
+	  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	    fmt=$fold
	  else
-	    chk=`echo x | $fmt --crown-margin 2> /dev/null`
-	    test -n "$chk" && fmt=$fmt" --crown-margin"
+	    # check for columns
+	    fmt="fmt -$COLUMNS"
+	    chk=`echo x | $fmt 2>/dev/null`
+	    test -z "$chk" && fmt="fmt"
+	    # check for -c|--crown-margin
+	    chk=`echo x | $fmt -c 2>/dev/null`
+	    if [ -n "$chk" ]; then
+	      fmt=$fmt" -c"
+	    else
+	      chk=`echo x | $fmt --crown-margin 2>/dev/null`
+	      test -n "$chk" && fmt=$fmt" --crown-margin"
+	    fi
	  fi
	fi