Shift regions.

Shift regions.

[Wei Weng]

Hi All.

How do I shift a highlighted/marked region a tab to right/left?

Thanks
Wei

Re: Shift regions.

[Xah]

On Oct 21, 9:58 pm, Wei Weng <ww...@acedsl.com> wrote:
> Hi All.
>
> How do I shift a highlighted/marked region a tab to right/left?

perhaps the following is what u mean?

Q: How to add a prefix to every line? (such as # or //)

Mark (Ctrl+Space) the beginning of first line and move cursor to the
beginning of the last line, then do “Alt+x string-rectangle” (Ctrl+x r
t), then type what you want to insert. This command can be used to
insert a string across mulitple lines not just at their beginning
position, but any position in a block of lines.

Alternatively, you can select a region and do “Alt+;” to make the
region into a comment or uncomment block specific to your language's
mode.

Q: How to delete the first few n chars of every line?

Mark (Ctrl+Space) the beginning of first line and move cursor to the
last line, and move it to the right n chars. Then do “Alt+x kill-
rectangle” (Ctrl+x r k). This command can be used to delete any
rectangular block of text, not just at the beginning of lines.

There's also
indent-region and indent-rigidly.

I have some emacs tutorial on my website you might be interested.

  Xah
∑ http://xahlee.org/

☄

Re: Shift regions.

[Jan Seeger]

At Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:58:37 -0400,
Wei Weng wrote:
> 
> Hi All.
> 
> How do I shift a highlighted/marked region a tab to right/left?

Select the region you want to open and press C-x r o. Looks like this:

Text
Text
Text
TexM

where the M is the mark. Press C-x r o and you get:

   Text
   Text
   Text
   TexM

Regards,
Jan Seeger

Re: Shift regions.

[Jan Seeger]

At Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:58:37 -0400,
Wei Weng wrote:
> 
> Hi All.
> 
> How do I shift a highlighted/marked region a tab to right/left?

Select the region you want to open and press C-x r o. Looks like this:

Text
Text
Text
TexM

where the M is the mark. Press C-x r o and you get:

   Text
   Text
   Text
   TexM

Regards,
Jan Seeger

Re: Shift regions.

[Jan Seeger]

At Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:58:37 -0400,
Wei Weng wrote:
> 
> Hi All.
> 
> How do I shift a highlighted/marked region a tab to right/left?

Select the region you want to open and press C-x r o. Looks like this:

Text
Text
Text
TexM

where the M is the mark. Press C-x r o and you get:

   Text
   Text
   Text
   TexM

Regards,
Jan Seeger

Re: Shift regions.

[Bernardo Bacic]

> 
> How do I shift a highlighted/marked region a tab to right/left?

M-x indent-rigidly (C-x TAB)

RE: Shift regions.

[Parker, Matthew]

*** Column editing (cua-mode)

***** demo video
      http://www.vimeo.com/1168225?pg=embed&sec=1168225

***** documentation
 
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/CUA-bindings.ht
ml

***** use
    start cua-mode => M-x cua-mode
    turn off cua key-bindings => (setq cua-enable-cua-keys nil)
    create a rectange => C-enter
    exit a rectange => C-g
    change rectange =>  use movement keys
    change corner (clockwise) => RET
    insert text 
      move cursor
      type
      insert point depends on outer edge of rect
    delete whole rectange =>  DELETE
    delete one col outside the rect, on side of cursor => Backspace
    cut/copy with C-x or C-c (i think this will be turned off)
    insert sequence => ESC n



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> 
> Hi All.
> 
> How do I shift a highlighted/marked region a tab to right/left?
> 
> Thanks
> Wei