LaTeX reformat

LaTeX reformat

[David Rasmussen]

In plain emacs (I am not using AucTeX as I have not been able to find it 
anywhere), I use "Auto Fill", to make it wrap lines automatically. When 
I have fiddled around with the text a bit, the automatically inserted 
newlines are at random places so the text looks broken up (in emacs).

A way to solve this, is to delete the now extraneous newline, and then 
go to the end of the line, and press space. This causes the whole line 
to get reformatted.

But it would be nice if I could just mark an entire region and reformat 
it, so that newlines were at the right places, and lines wrapped 
naturally. What is the command for this?

/David

Re: LaTeX reformat

[Patrick Drechsler]

Hi David,

David Rasmussen wrote on 08 Jan 2004 21:57:42 MET:

> In plain emacs (I am not using AucTeX as I have not been able
> to find it anywhere),

The so called beta is considerably stable:

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/

ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/support/auctex/

Cheers,

Patrick
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Re: LaTeX reformat

[David Kastrup]

David Rasmussen <david.rasmussen@gmx.net> writes:

> In plain emacs (I am not using AucTeX as I have not been able to find
> it anywhere),

CTAN:support/auctex

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

Re: LaTeX reformat

[David Rasmussen]

David Kastrup wrote:
> 
> CTAN:support/auctex
> 

Thanks :)

Next problem is how do the same task with AucTeX (and to install it, 
since I've never used it. I will look into that.

/David

Re: LaTeX reformat

[Stefan Monnier]

> anywhere), I use "Auto Fill", to make it wrap lines
> automatically. When I have fiddled around with the text a bit, the
> automatically inserted newlines are at random places so the text looks
> broken up (in emacs).

How about M-q ?
Or maybe M-x fill-region ?


        Stefan

Re: LaTeX reformat

[Klaus Uhl]

David Rasmussen <david.rasmussen@gmx.net> writes:

> In plain emacs (I am not using AucTeX as I have not been able to find
> it anywhere), I use "Auto Fill", to make it wrap lines
> automatically. When I have fiddled around with the text a bit, the
> automatically inserted newlines are at random places so the text looks
> broken up (in emacs).
> 
> A way to solve this, is to delete the now extraneous newline, and then
> go to the end of the line, and press space. This causes the whole line
> to get reformatted.

You can use M-q to reformat a single paragraph. This is no AucTeX
command but a general emacs command (fill-paragraph) so it also works
in simple text mode (e.g. I also used it to format this message).

> But it would be nice if I could just mark an entire region and
> reformat it, so that newlines were at the right places, and lines
> wrapped naturally. What is the command for this?

There is also an emacs command fill-region (type M-x fill-region) but
I am not sure if it is bound to a shortcut by default. If you often
need to reformat regions that cover more than one paragraph you can
also define your own key binding for this command. Put the line

(global-set-key '(meta w) 'fill-region)

somewhere into your .emacs file and you have bound fill-region to the
key sequence M-w.

Remark: Many keyboards (especially those of PCs) do not have a
separate meta key. On those computers you can try to type ALT-q
instead of M-q if this is configured for your X-Server. Otherwise you
can always use the sequence ESC q (i.e. press _and_ release the escape
key and then press the w key) as a replacement for M-q.

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Re: LaTeX reformat

[Stefan Monnier]

> (global-set-key '(meta w) 'fill-region)

Since this is an Emacs newsgroup, it's better to use a syntax that is not
XEmacs-specific:

  (global-set-key [(meta ?w)] 'fill-region)

Note that M-w is by default bound to "kill-ring-save" (aka "copy" for
people used cut/copy/paste), so you may prefer another binding.


        Stefan

Re: LaTeX reformat

[Klaus Uhl]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> > (global-set-key '(meta w) 'fill-region)
> 
> Since this is an Emacs newsgroup, it's better to use a syntax that is not
> XEmacs-specific:
> 
>   (global-set-key [(meta ?w)] 'fill-region)

I am sorry for that mistake. I think I will have to buy or print out
the "GNU Emacs Manual" somewhen since I don't like to read on the
screen if I can have a hardcopy.

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Re: LaTeX reformat

[Paolo Gianrossi]

Klaus Uhl <news@u-h-l.de> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
> 
> > > (global-set-key '(meta w) 'fill-region)
> > 
> > Since this is an Emacs newsgroup, it's better to use a syntax that is not
> > XEmacs-specific:
> > 
> >   (global-set-key [(meta ?w)] 'fill-region)
> 
> I am sorry for that mistake. I think I will have to buy or print out
> the "GNU Emacs Manual" somewhen since I don't like to read on the
> screen if I can have a hardcopy.

You should buy it: it's a must, it's really useful, it's just 45 bucks and it
helps free software...

Moreover, it's around 600 pages, something not really confortable to use on
letter-size unbind paper.. :)

cheers 
paolino

Re: LaTeX reformat

[LEE Sau Dan]

>>>>> "Paolo" == Paolo Gianrossi <paolino.gnu@disi.unige.it> writes:

    >> I am sorry for that mistake. I think I will have to buy or
    >> print out the "GNU Emacs Manual" somewhen since I don't like to
    >> read on the screen if I can have a hardcopy.

    Paolo> You should buy it: it's a must, it's really useful, it's
    Paolo> just 45 bucks and it helps free software...

45 bucks is not cheap.


    Paolo> Moreover, it's around 600 pages, 

So, it's environmentally unfriendly.

If  you want  to  help FSF,  donate  the money  without  asking for  a
hardcopy.  That helps the environment in addition.


Isn't the manual available in Info form?  I find Info files to be very
pleasant  to read  on  screen.  I  just  need to  sit  back and  press
<space>.   (Try using  white  text on  a  black background!   Computer
displays aren't  paper.  Pretending that the computer  screen is paper
is stupid.   Black on white  on the light-emiting screen  is nonsense.
(Bold-black on white is a  bit better, though.)  A white background is
simply tiring to read.  Before you ask, try "emacs -rv".)


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