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Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:41:09 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from localhost ([2a02:8084:20e2:c380:6d2d:c2fa:f3fa:cabd]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c6sm5804988wrt.26.2021.02.17.16.41.08 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:41:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87im6qmdaf.fsf@dick> (dick.r.chiang@gmail.com's message of "Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:26:32 -0500") Received-SPF: none client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::431; envelope-from=contovob@tcd.ie; helo=mail-wr1-x431.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_NONE=0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/emacs-devel>, <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel> List-Post: <mailto:emacs-devel@gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel>, <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" <emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org> Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:265119 Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/265119> dick.r.chiang@gmail.com writes: > Seems like there ought to be facile way to take: > > Fred (123) 456-7890 > Alice (123) 456-7890 > Mary-Anne (123) 456-7890 > > and realigns to: > > Fred (123) 456-7890 > Alice (123) 456-7890 > Mary-Anne (123) 456-7890 > > Googling suggests libraries `align`, `tabulated-list`, and `table`, but none > of these got the job done for me. M-x align-regexp RET SPC RET is one possibility in this example; there are probably others. -- Basil