From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: daniela-spit@gmx.it Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Auto Fill Comments Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:35:16 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87pn419aha.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.com> <20201126160013.GD28931@tuxteam.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="34079"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Christopher Dimech Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 26 18:36:24 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kiLBv-0008jL-KU for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:36:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56136 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kiLBu-0002AM-LE for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:36:22 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:37940) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kiLB0-00029w-Pt for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:35:26 -0500 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]:33999) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kiLAy-0006HY-GY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:35:26 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=badeba3b8450; t=1606412117; bh=XdOiGQwiCafcCPlP76qlbsiSozgEPoLl9fhexbpjdRg=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References; b=I0gAotAh2VTWPS02VZJN07E7/c13w2rgB0fspJGuskHczhrXTuEsEUl+l1yoSkupl QMECC7uBSnzz3ZktZn4ybatw7fldLdv8Xnt0Vhyqn6OeCRyMo1Pf3ELhsHcGLe03Ez 667vmKQFNKQvgibO77lSKCcssBL8LCcHf4Ntwa9w= X-UI-Sender-Class: 01bb95c1-4bf8-414a-932a-4f6e2808ef9c Original-Received: from [213.165.168.94] ([213.165.168.94]) by web-mail.gmx.net (3c-app-mailcom-bs06.server.lan [172.19.170.174]) (via HTTP); Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:35:16 +0100 Importance: normal Sensitivity: Normal In-Reply-To: X-UI-Message-Type: mail X-Priority: 3 X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:wPwl8G0u7DKbSl5ylNp2+11W5JGWXc39f9Rd6bV40nurc9+uwgyDywOkVcYBN3GSPAQ+L gZxdiDfPU+aa9uPPCKVq72+IUc1Fumq42Hpw6TDzSRo8baubQ+v2xYHPZNJjNP97utHaSswYEat/ xZFkiaEKP2HGD8xbEL1tazpKOXwIHpO+ozhs2s2DVWplNWsOUfbjgeGf3lYJhCxFafnrEQ31IJhZ t66wGGU7YlynonsdIOrzAqgw5AQaHZvfWT2PKPmi1WHEmUff2qaP3WtyaNDVeA+OS/wRqRdqzbUf Js= X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:TAxSWiDxJT0=:sd68R08MKidbWjn9T/k6fs speRbU91TqVJlQ4Gw0MvFFZWTVGRSGcQKAURvjVOYmOIBBmLaiZgPPnx/pd0U5nPAS/gw5bKY 0caPwRu5T84uCTiU6B1CUcyuM0/FxpfkcfA1b2sUkX/yXxWiAI5qPXCYQu6U5HXCNPaw12HU7 95JPqrU0iEXzQZCuk8Gkm+WEzdCXDELTpLD6I1JqeLK8E8640lYQql/phKwl3SVFfTz7JV1Ui +49JB4nx2IFSrjRf0vyjXzgwWpnt2d37t25Iecn4crvEfcB/GEJdHA/PBQ2rcbZ59yj3ahmTh FOwuvMLNR9U9ogbd7hM/fPmBdMSWww5g80MmPORGvJmbiQHSXm4QarotCSHhQP+F3V1VMOHTG yu+7XJyl3O//eU7VKIm7CYeIaii3X5u20EYvdQ+rxbHcFzu/vVH+fdf0Xd96kq7k+1EK2yd1g vyUTP9IKvyaKKOxLH9j/kcrVSh5SUw5pe+Pr4lrb+aeVQKaaIP4TK+fZnj9g1zZ95eqx4qO4X Pas6PyyzAwN7bb1r/Lgm4IOSrRF6CqoQP8/3g8A51nzDe2RAaWHDwL5kVjVFCm1J3U7dr6kYT wcoyTqyLL1Dys= Received-SPF: pass client-ip=212.227.15.19; envelope-from=daniela-spit@gmx.it; helo=mout.gmx.net X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:125572 Archived-At: > Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 6:22 PM > From: "Christopher Dimech" > To: tomas@tuxteam.de > Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Auto Fill Comments > > > Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 5:00 PM > > From: tomas@tuxteam.de > > To: "Christopher Dimech" > > Cc: daniela-spit@gmx.it, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > > Subject: Re: Auto Fill Comments > > > > On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 04:23:07PM +0100, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > > I am getting somewhat confused because I have also seen > > > people using set-fill-column and setq-default. > > > > > > Is doing fill-column and set-fill-column the same thing? > > > > It should. Do C-h f set-fill-column to get the details (if everything > > else fails, read the instructions :) > > > > I think set-fill-column is a wrapper around (setq fill-column ) > > (which will set it buffer-local, see C-h v fill-column) to convenientl= y > > bind it, as an interactive functn to C-x f. > > > > The setq-default does something subtly different: it sets the variable= 's > > default value, so its effect won't be buffer-local but global (for all > > new buffers, which haven't a buffer local value set). > > > > So if you want /all/ your buffers to have your value 72 (unless stated > > otherwise specifically for your buffer), setq-default is your friend. > > Does that mean that setq-default also enables automatic filling? > > I need some explanation about setq, setq-default, and setq-local. My general impression that for fill-column to get effect, you got to enab= le auto-fill-mode first. > > > > If you are targeting a specific buffer, use set-fill-column, or > > do (setq fill-column ), as you prefer. > > > > Cheers > > - t > > > >