From: Robert Knighten <RLK@knighten.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: highlight select whole word when in the middle shortcut
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 00:02:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86ljbpvbzt.fsf@zeus.knighten.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.37.1273206036.9285.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> writes:
> Colin S. Miller wrote:
>> mouezapeter wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> If I am in the middle of the word "deduction", is there a shortcut to
>>> highlight,select the hole word ?
>>
>> Hi,
>> If you are using a GUI, then double-click on the word to select it.
>> Otherwise, add this to your .emacs, restart, and then press C-x w
>>
>> HTH,
>> Colin S. Miller
>>
>> (defun select-word-at-point ()
>> (interactive)
>> (let ((p (bounds-of-thing-at-point 'word)))
>> (set-mark (car p))
>> (exchange-point-and-mark)
>> (set-mark (cdr p))
>> ))
>>
>> (global-set-key '[(control x) (w)] 'select-word-at-point)
>
> M-x mark-word
That just marks to the end of the word.
--
Robert L. Knighten
RLK@knighten.org
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-05-12 7:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-05 7:09 highlight select whole word when in the middle shortcut mouezapeter
2010-04-05 13:40 ` Colin S. Miller
2010-05-07 4:20 ` Kevin Rodgers
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2010-05-12 7:02 ` Robert Knighten [this message]
2010-05-12 11:32 ` Scott Frazer
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