Vscode: Bug: View: Toggle Word Wrap stopped working 1.9.0

[BillDenton]

• VSCode Version: Code 1.9.0 (27240e71ef390bf2d66307e677c2a333cebf75af, 2017-02-02T08:31:00.827Z)
• OS Version: Windows_NT ia32 6.1.7601
• Extensions:

|Extension|Author|Version|
|---|---|---|
|read-only-indicator|alefragnani|0.6.0|
|alignment|annsk|0.3.0|
|Doxygen|bbenoist|1.0.0|
|vscode-astyle|chiehyu|0.6.1|
|python|donjayamanne|0.5.8|
|EditorConfig|EditorConfig|0.3.4|
|copy-relative-path|enochc|0.1.1|
|matlab|Gimly81|0.4.0|
|status-bar-tasks|GuardRex|0.1.2|
|vscode-dimmer|hoovercj|2.1.0|
|docthis|joelday|0.3.10|
|cpptools|ms-vscode|0.10.0|
|copy-file-name|nemesv|1.0.0|
|vscode-clearcase|OpenNingia|1.5.0|
|vscode-icons|robertohuertasm|7.2.0|
|theme-cyanicpastels|SamuelLampa|0.0.9|
|indenticator|SirTori|0.2.1|
|vscode-hexdump|slevesque|1.1.4|
|code-spell-checker|streetsidesoftware|0.14.8|
|comment-snippets|Tobiah|0.2.0|
|dark-plus-material|vangware|0.2.1|
|change-case|wmaurer|1.0.0|
|highlight-trailing-white-spaces|ybaumes|0.0.2|

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Steps to Reproduce:

1. Press Alt-Z or Ctrl-Shift-P View: Toggle Word Wrap
2. Make window smaller than line length. Doesn't wrap. Used to work in 1.8.X

[BillDenton]

Wrapping related settings (searched for wrap) in user settings:
"editor.wrappingColumn": -1,
"editor.wordWrap": true

[Bill-Stewart]

See current explanation in https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/19875.

I think it is counterintuitive that wordWrap set to false will sometimes wrap. (It should mean, "do not wrap at all.") My opinion of the desired behavior is that it should work as follows:

wordWrap | wrappingColumn | Explanation
----------------|-------------------------|---------------
false | any value | Lines will never wrap
true | <= 0 | Lines will wrap at viewport_column
true | >= 1 | Lines will wrap at specified column

[BillDenton]

This is duplicate of #19875. I've got it working as before by using:
"editor.wrappingColumn": 300,
"editor.wordWrap": true
Can someone mark this as a duplicate and close it?

[mjbvz]

Thanks @BillDenton

Closing as duplicate of #19875

[pborenstein]

Is there a way to revisit this? I understand it's working as spec'ed, but as @Bill-Stewart notes, the spec is wrong. When editor.wordWrap is false, lines should _never_ wrap regardless of the setting of editor.wrappingColumn.

I don't know about anyone else, but when I say, "don't wrap", I don't mean "except when you feel otherwise."