Redistributing Text After Editing

Redistributing Text After Editing

[Bill]

It's quite possible I'm missing something, but is there a way to make
Emacs OS X Tiger automatically redistribute text after making an edit
in a paragraph?

This would be the equivalent of selecting the fill command under the
Edit menu, only it would take place automatically.

Thanks

Re: Redistributing Text After Editing

[Maarten Bergvelt]

In article <mailman.417.1162172211.27805.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>, Bill wrote:
> It's quite possible I'm missing something, but is there a way to make
> Emacs OS X Tiger automatically redistribute text after making an edit
> in a paragraph?

What does it mean to redistribute text? Are you looking for M-q?

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Maarten Bergvelt		

Re: Redistributing Text After Editing

[Burton Samograd]

Bill <tfc4@cybcon.com> writes:

> It's quite possible I'm missing something, but is there a way to make
> Emacs OS X Tiger automatically redistribute text after making an edit
> in a paragraph?
>
> This would be the equivalent of selecting the fill command under the
> Edit menu, only it would take place automatically.

I can't say I know how to make it automatic, but M-q will refill the
current paragraph.  Also, M-x auto-fill-mode will do line breaks
automatically.

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Re: Redistributing Text After Editing

[Sam Peterson]

>>>>> "Bill" == Bill  <tfc4@cybcon.com> writes:

    > It's quite possible I'm missing something, but is there a way to
    > make Emacs OS X Tiger automatically redistribute text after
    > making an edit in a paragraph?

    > This would be the equivalent of selecting the fill command under
    > the Edit menu, only it would take place automatically.

    > Thanks

Take a look at M-x refill-mode.


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Sam Peterson
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software would be much better" -- unknown

Re: Redistributing Text After Editing

[bjemacs]

Here's the scenario. I open a page containing several
paragraphs. I begin to edit one of the paragraphs. As I am
editing the paragraph, it begins to take on an 'odd' shape. When
I have finished editing the paragraph I press M-q and the
paragraph takes on a more 'normal' shape.

I'm looking for a way to have Emacs shape the paragraph 'as' I
edit it, rather than having to press M-q each time I'm done
editing the paragraph.

Thanks
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Sam Peterson-2 wrote:
> 
>>>>>> "Bill" == Bill  <tfc4@cybcon.com> writes:
> 
>     > It's quite possible I'm missing something, but is there a way to
>     > make Emacs OS X Tiger automatically redistribute text after
>     > making an edit in a paragraph?
> 
>     > This would be the equivalent of selecting the fill command under
>     > the Edit menu, only it would take place automatically.
> 
>     > Thanks
> 
> Take a look at M-x refill-mode.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sam Peterson
> skpeterson At nospam ucdavis.edu
> "if programmers were paid to remove code instead of adding it,
> software would be much better" -- unknown
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Re: Redistributing Text After Editing

[Andy Gimblett]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:05:50AM -0800, bjemacs wrote:
> 
> Here's the scenario. I open a page containing several
> paragraphs. I begin to edit one of the paragraphs. As I am
> editing the paragraph, it begins to take on an 'odd' shape. When
> I have finished editing the paragraph I press M-q and the
> paragraph takes on a more 'normal' shape.
> 
> I'm looking for a way to have Emacs shape the paragraph 'as' I
> edit it, rather than having to press M-q each time I'm done
> editing the paragraph.

Then, as the man said, refill-mode will do what you want.

Add this to your .emacs file:

(add-hook 'text-mode-hook '(lambda () (refill-mode)))

Now every time you're in a text mode buffer, refill-mode will be
turned on automatically.  I don't like it personally, but I believe
the above will do what you've asked for...

-Andy

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Andy Gimblett
Computer Science Department
University of Wales Swansea
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Re: Redistributing Text After Editing

[bjemacs]

Yes! That's it exactly.

Much appreciated.

Bill
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Andy Gimblett wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:05:50AM -0800, bjemacs wrote:
>> 
>> Here's the scenario. I open a page containing several
>> paragraphs. I begin to edit one of the paragraphs. As I am
>> editing the paragraph, it begins to take on an 'odd' shape. When
>> I have finished editing the paragraph I press M-q and the
>> paragraph takes on a more 'normal' shape.
>> 
>> I'm looking for a way to have Emacs shape the paragraph 'as' I
>> edit it, rather than having to press M-q each time I'm done
>> editing the paragraph.
> 
> Then, as the man said, refill-mode will do what you want.
> 
> Add this to your .emacs file:
> 
> (add-hook 'text-mode-hook '(lambda () (refill-mode)))
> 
> Now every time you're in a text mode buffer, refill-mode will be
> turned on automatically.  I don't like it personally, but I believe
> the above will do what you've asked for...
> 
> -Andy
> 
> -- 
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> Computer Science Department
> University of Wales Swansea
> http://www.cs.swan.ac.uk/~csandy/
> 
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Re: Redistributing Text After Editing

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:05:50 -0800 (PST), bjemacs <tfc4@cybcon.com> wrote:
>Sam Peterson-2 wrote:
>> Take a look at M-x refill-mode.
>
> Here's the scenario. I open a page containing several
> paragraphs. I begin to edit one of the paragraphs. As I am
> editing the paragraph, it begins to take on an 'odd'
> shape. When I have finished editing the paragraph I press M-q
> and the paragraph takes on a more 'normal' shape.
>
> I'm looking for a way to have Emacs shape the paragraph 'as' I
> edit it, rather than having to press M-q each time I'm done
> editing the paragraph.

This is _exactly_ what `M-x refill-mode RET' enables :-)