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Re: Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".
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Pascal J. Bourguignon |
Subject: |
Re: Interesting difference in emacs's "filling". |
Date: |
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:54:21 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.101 (Gnus v5.10.10) Emacs/22.3 (gnu/linux) |
dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs) writes:
> Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".
>
> Here's a long line that needs filling.
>
> NOTE WELL: that leading "|" is as much part of the line as the "N" in "Now":
>
> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men all men
> all men all men all men all men all men to
>
> So, using two different ways, let's do a "fill" on it:
>
> --- (1) via the good-ole M-q, we get this:
>
> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
> all men all men all men all men all men all men to
>
>
> --- (2) Whereas with (the super-useful) fill-individual-paragraphs it's:
>
> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
> | all men all men all men all men all men all men to
>
>
> ------------- QUESTION: fill-individual-paragraphs is SO nice, so:
>
> Each of two results has its uses -- I just want the ability choose.
Then either type:
M-x fill-individual-paragraphs RET
or
M-x fill-paragraph RET
> Especially with the unbelievably-useful "fill-individual-paragraphs".
> So, how to tell M-x fill-individual-paragraphs which format to use?
(defun my-fill (simplep start end)
(interactive "P\nr")
(if simplep
(fill-paragraph nil)
(fill-individual-paragraphs start end)))
And try:
M-x my-fill RET
vs.
C-u M-x my-fill RET
--
__Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/