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Re: [Orgmode] desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new us
From: |
Sébastien Vauban |
Subject: |
Re: [Orgmode] desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new users |
Date: |
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:05:41 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.110009 (No Gnus v0.9) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Matthew and Samuel,
>> I have noticed more people using boxquote and similar ways of
>> setting off code. This makes it pretty and makes it stand
>> out, both of which are good things.
I agree. Writing an easy-to-read mail is a good thing.
>> However, most prefix every line. For example, boxquote by
>> default uses "|".
>>
>> While an experienced user can figure out rectangle commands
>> or write a command to unpack the quote, new users and users
>> who can't type much might skip using the code to avoid having
>> to do that.
>>
>> Perhaps quotes of code, in all packages like boxquote, could
>> by default get fancy only on the lines precediing and
>> following.
>
> Something like this perhaps?
>
> ,----
> (setq boxquote-side " ")
> `----
For me, boxquote is not to use for code. It's great, and I use
it for everything else, but not for code...
For making your code stand out, just use `C-c M-m' or `M-x
message-mark-inserted-region' once you've selected a region on
which to apply the transformation.
It will add "cut here" lines around the block of code, like this:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
for i in `seq 1 10`; do
echo $i;
done
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
If you use Gnus (maybe others as well) for reading this, you
should not see the separator lines, and see the code with a
yellow background.
Others will see the line, which we'll be less nice, but will
provide the same effect of clarity.
Best regards,
Seb
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Sébastien Vauban