How to indent several lines(one region) left?

How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[Wu Kejia]

Hi,

Everyone, I can indent several lines right now with Cx TAB, but how to 
indent these lines left? I refer the manual, Cx TAB maps the function 
indent-rigidly, with argument. If the argument is negative, indent left. 
Where should I input the argument? I try to type Mx indent-rigidly RET, but 
without any chance for me to input an argument. I run emacs on windows. 
Thanks for any response. Thanks.

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Re: How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[B. T. Raven]

"Wu Kejia" <wukejia@msn.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.2302.1138076754.26925.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org...
> Hi,
>
> Everyone, I can indent several lines right now with Cx TAB, but how to
> indent these lines left? I refer the manual, Cx TAB maps the function
> indent-rigidly, with argument. If the argument is negative, indent left.
> Where should I input the argument? I try to type Mx indent-rigidly RET,
but
> without any chance for me to input an argument. I run emacs on windows.
> Thanks for any response. Thanks.
>
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Like all such arguments it goes before the command: C-u arg and then
immediately C-x TAB. Of course region is marked first.

Ed

Re: How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[Pascal Bourguignon]

"Wu Kejia" <wukejia@msn.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Everyone, I can indent several lines right now with Cx TAB, but how to
> indent these lines left? I refer the manual, Cx TAB maps the function
> indent-rigidly, with argument. If the argument is negative, indent
> left. Where should I input the argument? I try to type Mx
> indent-rigidly RET, but without any chance for me to input an
> argument. I run emacs on windows. Thanks for any response. Thanks.

C-h k C-x TAB
You can input the ARG argument typing: C-u NNN C-x TAB

Exemple: Indent right 8 columns:   C-u 8 C-x TAB
         Indent left 5 columns:    C-u -5 C-x TAB

Also, on X, you can type: C-1 C-2 C-x TAB as a shortcut for C-u 12 C-x TAB
(not for negative arguments).



-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__                     http://www.informatimago.com/

"Specifications are for the weak and timid!"

Re: How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[Hans-Christoph Wirth]

Pascal Bourguignon <spam@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
> 
>  Also, on X, you can type: C-1 C-2 C-x TAB as a shortcut for C-u 12 C-x TAB
>  (not for negative arguments).
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

C-- C-1 C-2 C-x TAB works for me, and so does C-1 C-2 C-- C-x TAB and
even C-1 C-- C-2 C-x TAB.

Re: How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[Dieter Wilhelm]

Hans-Christoph Wirth <hcw@despammed.com> writes:

> Pascal Bourguignon <spam@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  Also, on X, you can type: C-1 C-2 C-x TAB as a shortcut for C-u 12 C-x TAB
>>  (not for negative arguments).
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> C-- C-1 C-2 C-x TAB works for me, and so does C-1 C-2 C-- C-x TAB and
> even C-1 C-- C-2 C-x TAB.

Well, it's a matter of familiarisation, I'm more used to M--12 C-x
TAB (Meaning constantly pressing the ALT key while typing '-' & '1' &
'2').  In fact I didn't even know that it works with CTRL as well! Great

-- 
Best wishes

     Dieter Wilhelm

RE: How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[Rancier, Jeff]

What about marking the region and use M-x indent-region?

Thanks,
-jbr
 

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| Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:23 PM
| To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
| Subject: How to indent several lines(one region) left?
| 
| 
| Hi,
| 
| Everyone, I can indent several lines right now with Cx TAB, 
| but how to 
| indent these lines left? I refer the manual, Cx TAB maps the function 
| indent-rigidly, with argument. If the argument is negative, 
| indent left. 
| Where should I input the argument? I try to type Mx 
| indent-rigidly RET, but 
| without any chance for me to input an argument. I run emacs 
| on windows. 
| Thanks for any response. Thanks.
| 
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RE: How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[Wu Kejia]

hi Rancier,

Thank you for your help. Mx indent-region still moves lines right, as to 
some format. Is it really so obscure to indent text block revertedly for 
emacs? Is there some emacs act like SHIFT + TAB in eclipse or visual 
studio? BTW, how should I do to config the help-gnu-emacs newsgroup with 
outlook express? Does it not use news protocol and every message I post 
should to help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org?


>From: "Rancier, Jeff" <Jeff.Rancier@Sensis.com>
>To: "Wu Kejia" <wukejia@msn.com>,<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
>Subject: RE: How to indent several lines(one region) left?
>Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:42:31 -0500
>
>What about marking the region and use M-x indent-region?
>
>Thanks,
>-jbr
>
>
>| -----Original Message-----
>| From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+jeff.rancier=sensis.com@gnu.org
>| [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+jeff.rancier=sensis.com@gnu.org
>| ] On Behalf Of Wu Kejia
>| Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:23 PM
>| To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>| Subject: How to indent several lines(one region) left?
>|
>|
>| Hi,
>|
>| Everyone, I can indent several lines right now with Cx TAB,
>| but how to
>| indent these lines left? I refer the manual, Cx TAB maps the function
>| indent-rigidly, with argument. If the argument is negative,
>| indent left.
>| Where should I input the argument? I try to type Mx
>| indent-rigidly RET, but
>| without any chance for me to input an argument. I run emacs
>| on windows.
>| Thanks for any response. Thanks.
>|
>| _________________________________________________________________
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>|
>|
>|
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>| http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs
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Re: How to indent several lines(one region) left?

[FD]

M--1 M-x indent rigidly
(Press ESC,then - and then 1
  and then ESC and then x and then type indent-rigidly )

> What about marking the region and use M-x indent-region?
select the region with your mouse
or select all with C-x h (equivalent to M-x mark-whole-buffer)
or select what you want with
mark-defun			   mark-end-of-sentence
mark-page			   mark-paragraph
mark-sexp			   mark-whole-buffer
mark-word