From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Victor Kirk Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: align.el: how to align space delimited text tables? Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:29:49 -0000 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <195F58F118C9D311B622009027DC812FFDD8CA@mail1.technology.serco.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1040376582 8181 80.91.224.249 (20 Dec 2002 09:29:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:29:42 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18PJRg-00022B-00 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:27:52 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18PJOX-00074r-02 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 04:24:37 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18PJOJ-00074P-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 04:24:23 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18PJOH-00074E-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 04:24:22 -0500 Original-Received: from ns.serco.com ([195.50.81.244] helo=pig.serco.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18PJNl-00070o-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 04:23:49 -0500 Original-Received: from [10.22.1.247] (helo=mail1.technology.serco.com) by pig.serco.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18PJNj-0000jo-02; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:23:47 +0000 Original-Received: by mail1.technology.serco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:29:50 -0000 Original-To: 'Benjamin Rutt' , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *18PJNj-0000jo-02*.QzXOsWCUm6* X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:4854 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:4854 > max 4096 cs 70 ap_mp 9 t 55% np 63 ap 63 > max 6291.456 cs 70 ap_mp 9 t 55% np 63 ap 63 > max 8192 cs 70 ap_mp 9 t 55% np 63 ap 63 > I'd like to align the fields to the following: > max 4096 cs 70 ap_mp 9 t 55% np 63 ap 63 > max 6291.456 cs 70 ap_mp 9 t 55% np 63 ap 63 > max 8192 cs 70 ap_mp 9 t 55% np 63 ap 63 > Anyone have a good recipe for this? Try googling for ws-align.el by Matthias Helmling, this provides align-cols which does exactly what you want. -- Vic This message, including attachments, is intended only for the use by the person(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Copying or use by anybody else is not authorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by Serco Integrated Transport.