activate soft wrap (at preferred line length) for specific file types only?

Question

I want the regular soft wrap to be turned on by default for every file type, but I also want to apply a preferred line length for a specific file type only. I need to work with regular .txt files sometimes and it would be a big help if I could have soft wrap at preferred line length (80) automatically enabled for .txt files only. Is that possible?

Answer 1

You can override the global soft wrap settings in a package's settings:

1. Open your Atom settings
2. Click on Installed Packages
3. Search for language-text and click on the package
4. Edit the soft wrap settings

If you feel at home editing your config.cson, here's a minimum example that reflects this setting:

"*":
  editor: {}
".plain.text":
  editor:
    softWrap: true
    softWrapAtPreferredLineLength: true