From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Herbert Euler" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Like tab function in other application? Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:01:49 +0800 Message-ID: References: <1175236730.106259.216850@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1175289431 4226 80.91.229.12 (30 Mar 2007 21:17:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:17:11 +0000 (UTC) To: hanmoai@gmail.com, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 30 10:02:15 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HXC3r-0004ns-AZ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:02:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HXC6W-0007va-HC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:05:00 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HXC6E-0007tM-EV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:04:42 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HXC6C-0007sY-Oa for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:04:42 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HXC6C-0007sV-KW for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:04:40 -0500 Original-Received: from bay0-omc3-s20.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.220]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HXC3W-0002ME-HA for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:01:54 -0400 Original-Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.154.108]) by bay0-omc3-s20.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:01:53 -0700 Original-Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:01:53 -0700 Original-Received: from 65.55.154.123 by by143fd.bay143.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:01:49 GMT X-Originating-IP: [202.165.107.100] X-Originating-Email: [herberteuler@hotmail.com] X-Sender: herberteuler@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <1175236730.106259.216850@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Mar 2007 08:01:53.0188 (UTC) FILETIME=[ADA45E40:01C772A1] X-detected-kernel: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:42304 >Thank you, but it is not actually TAB. Normally, the TAB has 8 spaces, >but when I do C-x TAB, it insert only one space. Also, is there any >way to work reversely? Use prefix arg: either C-u 8 C-x TAB, or M-8 C-x TAB, or C-8 C-x TAB. To do it reversely, use negative prefix arg: either C-u - 1 0 C-x TAB, or M-- 1 0 C-x TAB, or C-- 1 0 C-x TAB. Regards, Guanpeng Xu _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/