Re: Auto-Indent

[digits <digits@gentoo.se>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>>From: digits <digits@gentoo.se>
>>Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
>>Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 17:11:23 GMT
>>
>>I can't find any information on how to solve this (simple) matter.
> 
> 
> You should be able to find it in the node "Basic Indent" of the Emacs
> manual.  Care to tell how you tried to look for it and come you didn't
> find it?
> 
> 
>>That Emacs keep the amount of tab's at the beginning of the line when I 
>>press enter, no matter which mode I am in.
> 
> 
> Emacs already does that in most modes, but the command to do it is by
> default bound to C-j, for which many keyboards lack a key (if you
> have a keyboard with a key labeled "LFD", try using it instead of the
> Return key).  You could either type Ctrl-j to get what you want, or
> you could bind this function to the Return key, by putting this:
> 
> (global-set-key "\C-m" 'newline-and-indent)
> 
> into your ~/.emacs init file.
> 
> 
>>Is there a way for this, or should I start looking into other editors - 
>>because this is a must have for me.
> 
> 
> Threats?  Not very nice, IMHO.

Wasn't a a thread, pure statement of fact, because it is a must-have and 
if I can't find a what I'm looking for in a product I start looking for 
a replacement :)