From: googleartist@yahoo.com (Artist)
Subject: Re: List into Columns
Date: 24 Jun 2004 08:09:53 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <de3ad953.0406240709.7ca53d73@posting.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 877jtynt0o.fsf@wivenhoe.staff8.ul.ie
Brendan Halpin <brendan.halpin@ul.ie> wrote in message news:<877jtynt0o.fsf@wivenhoe.staff8.ul.ie>...
> googleartist@yahoo.com (Artist) writes:
>
> > How I can convert a list into columns , in the similar way `ls` does on unix.
>
> Does this give you a clue?:
>
> (setq mylist '("one" "two" "three and a half"))
> (dolist (element mylist)
> (insert (format "%s\n" element)))
>
> If not, explain a bit more.
>
> Brendan
It is actually divided into columns according to the width of the item
and width of the 'screen'.
Example:
ls -1 =>
a
b
b2222222222222222222222222222222222222
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
c
d
e
ls =>
a b2222222222222222222222222222222222222 c e
b bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb d
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-24 15:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-23 15:18 List into Columns Artist
2004-06-23 16:22 ` Brendan Halpin
2004-06-24 15:09 ` Artist [this message]
2004-06-25 8:32 ` Brendan Halpin
2004-06-25 17:14 ` Artist
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