From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: keep|flush-lines, how-many to be used backward. Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:56:28 +0300 Organization: JURTA Message-ID: <871wcmxy4j.fsf@jurta.org> References: <87d4w8ujux.fsf@cadilhac.name> <871wcmjx8s.fsf@cadilhac.name> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1190753841 29707 80.91.229.12 (25 Sep 2007 20:57:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:57:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: michael@cadilhac.name (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Micha=EBl?= Cadilhac) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 25 22:57:16 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IaHT1-0005U2-5C for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:57:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IaHSy-0004MU-4u for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:57:12 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IaHSu-0004M9-L0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:57:08 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IaHSt-0004Le-9B for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:57:08 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IaHSt-0004Lb-1H for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:57:07 -0400 Original-Received: from relay02.kiev.sovam.com ([62.64.120.197]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IaHSs-0003Xf-Ej for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:57:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [83.170.232.243] (helo=smtp.svitonline.com) by relay02.kiev.sovam.com with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1IaHSp-000Ojv-Gm; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:57:04 +0300 In-Reply-To: <871wcmjx8s.fsf@cadilhac.name> (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Micha=EBl?= Cadilhac"'s message of "Tue\, 25 Sep 2007 22\:39\:15 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanner-Signature: 233cb89e4cdd9c68f6fe52a505261b56 X-DrWeb-checked: yes X-SpamTest-Envelope-From: juri@jurta.org X-SpamTest-Group-ID: 00000000 X-SpamTest-Header: Not Detected X-SpamTest-Info: Profiles 1517 [September 25 2007] X-SpamTest-Info: helo_type=3 X-SpamTest-Method: none X-SpamTest-Rate: 0 X-SpamTest-Status: Not detected X-SpamTest-Status-Extended: not_detected X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 3.0.0 [0255], KAS30/Release X-Detected-Kernel: FreeBSD 4.8-5.1 (or MacOS X 10.2-10.3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:79856 Archived-At: >> I've been using this for a few days, and I find it quite useful. It may >> be good to install. >> >> The effect: C-u M-x how-many RET is how-many'ing in the text *before* >> point. Same for C-u M-x keep-lines. >> >> If this is not the right thing to do for such a feature, just say it, >> I'll not insist too much. > > Since one (1) person was =AB not against it =BB, I'll probably install th= at > on Friday. What do you think about using a negative argument to operate before point? Many Emacs commands change their direction when the argument is negative, e.g. for `kill-sexp' the negative arg means kill sexps before point, etc. keep|flush-lines, how-many could do the same, e.g. `M-- M-x keep-lines'. --=20 Juri Linkov http://www.jurta.org/emacs/