From: Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 8189@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8189: 24.0.50; indenting region with TAB deactivates region
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 00:15:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110306231522.GD19792@shi.workgroup> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvr5akoryh.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
Hi Stefan,
* Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> [06. Mar. 2011]:
>> This bug report is about deactivating the region. I don't know if it's
>> easy to fix this but it would be nice if it would be possible to indent
>> the region several times by simply hitting TAB several times.
>
> The command usually bound to TAB is really meant for programming
> languages, where it indents to "The Correct Indentation", so repeating
> it makes no sense.
I see. I don't program but it's the same in org-mode.
> We could make it repeatable in text-mode buffers, but I suspect that
> you'd also want to be able to "fine-tune" it or to un-indent in
> a similar way, so maybe you want a more comprehensive solution.
If there is no spacial structure (programming, lists, outlines)
simply indenting as often as TAB is pressed seems very natural to
me.
Thanks again, Gregor
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-06 16:22 bug#8189: 24.0.50; indenting region with TAB deactivates region Gregor Zattler
2011-03-06 21:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-06 23:15 ` Gregor Zattler [this message]
2021-07-17 15:00 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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