changing number of columns.

changing number of columns.

[DaLoverhino]

When I do ESC-q, it rearranges text to fill up a width of about 80
characters.

How do I change the width of a text page just for that session?  Or
change the default?

The reason why I ask is lot of these web-based email sites have a
character width of 60 chars or less, which is really annoying, when I
like to compose my emails through emacs, and copy and paste them  back
into the web interface.  (BTW, does gmail have a 60 char width?)

thanks.

RE: changing number of columns.

[Drew Adams]

    When I do ESC-q, it rearranges text to fill up a width of about 80
    characters.
    How do I change the width of a text page just for that session?  Or
    change the default?

C-u C-x f

See C-h f set-fill-column

Re: changing number of columns.

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 25.09.2006 um 17:38 schrieb DaLoverhino:

> When I do ESC-q, it rearranges text to fill up a width of about 80
> characters.
>
> How do I change the width of a text page just for that session?  Or
> change the default?
>

C-x f or set-fill-column. You can customise fill-column.

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Re: changing number of columns.

[Chris McMahan]

set-fill-column is the function you want to use. Here's the info:

 set-fill-column is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `simple.el'.
 It is bound to C-x f.
 (set-fill-column arg)
 
 Set `fill-column' to specified argument.
 Use C-u followed by a number to specify a column.
 Just C-u as argument means to use the current column.

Esc 60 M-x set-fill-column will set the column to 60

- Chris

"DaLoverhino" <DaLoveRhino@hotmail.com> writes:

> When I do ESC-q, it rearranges text to fill up a width of about 80
> characters.
>
> How do I change the width of a text page just for that session?  Or
> change the default?
>
> The reason why I ask is lot of these web-based email sites have a
> character width of 60 chars or less, which is really annoying, when I
> like to compose my emails through emacs, and copy and paste them  back
> into the web interface.  (BTW, does gmail have a 60 char width?)
>
> thanks.
>

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Re: changing number of columns.

[David Hansen]

On 25 Sep 2006 08:38:30 -0700 "DaLoverhino" <DaLoveRhino@hotmail.com> wrote:

> When I do ESC-q, it rearranges text to fill up a width of about 80
> characters.
>
> How do I change the width of a text page just for that
> session?

C-u 60 C-x f

> Or change the default?

(setq-default fill-column 60)

> The reason why I ask is lot of these web-based email sites have a
> character width of 60 chars or less, which is really annoying, when I
> like to compose my emails through emacs, and copy and paste them  back
> into the web interface.  (BTW, does gmail have a 60 char width?)

Ugh...  Better use a normal SMTP server and some real MUA
(there are several available running in emacs).

David

Re: changing number of columns.

[Kevin Rodgers]

DaLoverhino wrote:
> When I do ESC-q, it rearranges text to fill up a width of about 80
> characters.
> 
> How do I change the width of a text page just for that session?  Or
> change the default?

Set fill-column (C-h v):

,----[ C-h k M-q ]
| M-q runs the command fill-paragraph
|    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `fill.el'.
| It is bound to M-q.
| (fill-paragraph arg)
|
| Fill paragraph at or after point.  Prefix arg means justify as well.
| If `sentence-end-double-space' is non-nil, then period followed by one
| space does not end a sentence, so don't break a line there.
| the variable `fill-column' controls the width for filling.
|
| If `fill-paragraph-function' is non-nil, we call it (passing our
| argument to it), and if it returns non-nil, we simply return its value.
|
| If `fill-paragraph-function' is nil, return the `fill-prefix' used for 
filling.
|
| [back]
`----


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