From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "HS" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to re-bound a long line Date: 1 Feb 2007 12:16:45 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com Message-ID: <1170361005.059375.150530@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> References: <1170353853.201265.192940@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1170355339.031537.133340@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> <1170358653.075944.194650@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups.com> <1170359231.913790.76280@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1170362511 14388 80.91.229.12 (1 Feb 2007 20:41:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:41:51 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 01 21:41:45 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 1HCikO-0003JB-Dn for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:41:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HCikN-0005lo-VR for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:41:32 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 48 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 200.213.54.31 Original-X-Trace: posting.google.com 1170361010 360 127.0.0.1 (1 Feb 2007 20:16:50 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:16:50 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <1170359231.913790.76280@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; pt-BR; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1,gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) X-HTTP-Via: 1.1 fw.datacom-telematica.com.br:3128 (squid/2.5.STABLE6) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com; posting-host=200.213.54.31; posting-account=pG57fA0AAADtQ-4h1MyvjXjZpSNZC0zj Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:145230 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:40836 Archived-At: On 1 fev, 16:47, "Vols" wrote: > Thanks. It works with adding "(setq truncate-lines nil)" > but after I use 'C-x 3' to create two frames, the 'truncation' doesn't > work for either frame. > > Vol > > On Feb 1, 11:37 am, "HS" wrote: > > > On 1 fev, 15:59, Joost Kremers wrote: > > > > Vols wrote: > > > > In my code, I have one line which is very long, for example, this line > > > > has 500 words. Emacs only shows 100 words on one screen and I have to > > > > move the cursor back to see all the other 400 words. I want emacs to > > > > show all the 500 words in one screen. > > > > auot-fill-mode looks not working. > > > > i reckon there are no spaces in that line? > > > > try (setq truncate-lines nil). > > > > C-h v truncate-lines RET for more details. > > > > -- > > > Joost Kremers joostkrem...@yahoo.com > > > Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht > > > EN:SiS(9) > > > If you want to actually insert newlines into your text, use fill- > > paragraph (or auto-fill). > > If you just want to see the lines then "> try (setq truncate-lines > > nil)". This will make long lines span over several "screen lines", > > accordingly to screen width.. > > > cheers, > > hs Note that this is overridden by the variable `truncate-partial-width-windows' if that variable is non-nil and this buffer is not full-frame width. (you got to make use of emacs documentation features. The info above is from C-h v on truncate-lines) Regards HS