From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chuck Siska Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Two questions Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 15:53:49 -0700 Organization: Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <3D7D267D.AF574927@skyworksinc.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1031612047 5274 127.0.0.1 (9 Sep 2002 22:54:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:54:07 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17oXPv-0001MW-00 for ; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:54:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17oXQ0-0005GT-00; Mon, 09 Sep 2002 18:54:08 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17oXPo-0005GH-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Sep 2002 18:53:56 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17oXPl-0005G5-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Sep 2002 18:53:56 -0400 Original-Received: from cnxtsmtp2.conexant.com ([198.62.9.253]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17oXPl-0005G1-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Sep 2002 18:53:53 -0400 Original-Received: from npbsmtp1.conexant.com (npbsmtp1.nb.conexant.com [157.152.161.153]) by cnxtsmtp2.conexant.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA13496; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 15:53:51 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from krone.nb-engr.skyworksinc.com ([10.16.7.10]) by npbsmtp1.conexant.com (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.10) with ESMTP id 2002090915534159:31730 ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 15:53:41 -0700 Original-Received: from skyworksinc.com (SISKA-5642B.nb.conexant.com [172.19.41.56]) by krone.nb-engr.skyworksinc.com (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g89MrnxX004658; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 15:53:49 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en Original-To: Help Gnu Emacs X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on NPBSMTP1/Server/Conexant(Release 5.0.10 |March 22, 2002) at 09/09/2002 03:53:41 PM, Serialize by Router on NPBSMTP1/Server/Conexant(Release 5.0.10 |March 22, 2002) at 09/09/2002 03:53:42 PM, Serialize complete at 09/09/2002 03:53:42 PM Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:1203 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:1203 "Frank Winkler @home" wrote on Mon, 09 Sep 2002 19:33:20 +0200 (CEST): > > On Mon, 09 Sep 2002 10:16:57 +0200, Peter Weiss, Sun Microsystems, Germany > wrote: > ... > >For plain text files see "M-q". C-mode supports M-q for identing whole > >blocks the right way. > Y > >ESC q runs the command fill-paragraph > > which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `textmodes/fill'. > >(fill-paragraph ARG) > > Cool stuff! :) Didn't know that - but is there a way to do this dynamically, > without explicitly triggering a command? The dumbest mail editor can do that > so I'm sure emacs can ... type M-x auto-fill-mode. now, you're comments will auto-wrap when you type a whitespace after the fill-column. type C-u 7 2 C-x f, to set the fill- column to 72. good luck. -- chuck |\_/\_.-'""``:-._ What is life without looking for . . `; -._ )-;-,_`) the next cute little bug to play with? v_,- _ ),(,.\ ``-' _.- _.,-_/ / ((.' -- chuck.siska@skyworksinc.com `<}:.. ((,.-' ((,/