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Is Word Wrap: ON BY DEFAULT still possible in Notepad++?

If so, does it require editing in source?

Because wanting word wrap off is extremely rare, authors of editors should not have it off by default; however, in the rare case of notepad++ word wrap is defaulted as off in new filetypes and filetypes without names and cannot be toggled as default to on via anything in the unsearchable preferences, settings, nor style configurator views; so, I would like to know if

(a) I missed it somehow.
(b) There is a more difficult way to accomplish it but it can be accomplished.
(c) I need to change lines in source code and compile my own version (howto request).

Please, help me refine my question using comments.

Current behavior: when the number of characters exceeds line length the text continues such that horizontal scrolling is required to see the rest of the line (horizontal scrolling is unconventional and extremely bad styling for low-vision users for example).

Desired behavior: by default, when the number of characters exceeds line length the text wraps to the next line such that horitontal scrolling can never be required to see any text displayed.

Notes: I am aware that I can just go to view and turn it off (no hotkey to do this). Using the mouse to navigate is tedious and should not be important for superusers. Keyboard is estimated to be at least 23x faster on average; so, this type of post is super important, and I will be back immediately with any findings or question maintenance.

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Notepad++ is configurable. Its config files are XML. Instructions are here, although I do not see specifically how one would configure wordwrap.