From: Will Parsons <wbp@nodomain.invalid>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: delete-trailing-whitespace on save
Date: 27 Nov 2007 17:27:51 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5r32cnF12hsuoU1@mid.individual.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: b99d3863-0712-443e-98c7-2bbf4552627e@y43g2000hsy.googlegroups.com
jdh2358@gmail.com wrote:
> I would like to automatically call delete-trailing-whitespace in
> python-mode when I execute save-buffer. I assume there is some way
> using advice, but my emacs lisp skills are very rusty! At first I
> thought I could use an after-save-hook
>
>
> (add-hook 'python-mode-hook
> (lambda ()
> (setq show-trailing-whitespace t)
> (make-local-hook 'after-save-hook)
> (add-hook 'after-save-hook 'delete-trailing-whitespace)))
>
> but that deletes the whitespace *after* saving. I need something like
> a before-save-hook. I googled before-save-hook and it appears there
> was once such a beast, but it does not appear to be a variable in my
> version of emacs (GNU Emacs 21.3.1)
>
Try 'write-file-hooks.
- Will
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-11-27 17:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-27 14:34 delete-trailing-whitespace on save jdh2358
2007-11-27 14:42 ` Joost Kremers
2007-11-27 14:56 ` jdh2358
2007-11-27 17:27 ` Will Parsons [this message]
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2007-11-28 13:21 martin rudalics
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