Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".

Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".

[David Combs]

Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".

Here's a long line that needs filling.  

NOTE WELL: that leading "|" is as much part of the line as the "N" in "Now":

| Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men all men all men all men  all men all men all men to

So, using two different ways, let's do a "fill" on it:

--- (1) via the good-ole M-q, we get this:

| Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
  all men all men all men all men all men all men to


--- (2) Whereas with (the super-useful) fill-individual-paragraphs it's:

| Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
| all men all men all men all men all men all men to


------------- QUESTION: fill-individual-paragraphs is SO nice, so:

Each of two results has its uses -- I just want the ability choose.

Especially with the unbelievably-useful "fill-individual-paragraphs".


So, how to tell M-x fill-individual-paragraphs which format to use?

Thanks!

David

Re: Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs) writes:

> Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".
>
> Here's a long line that needs filling.  
>
> NOTE WELL: that leading "|" is as much part of the line as the "N" in "Now":
>
> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men all men all men all men  all men all men all men to
>
> So, using two different ways, let's do a "fill" on it:
>
> --- (1) via the good-ole M-q, we get this:
>
> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
>   all men all men all men all men all men all men to
>
>
> --- (2) Whereas with (the super-useful) fill-individual-paragraphs it's:
>
> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
> | all men all men all men all men all men all men to
>
>
> ------------- QUESTION: fill-individual-paragraphs is SO nice, so:
>
> Each of two results has its uses -- I just want the ability choose.

Then either type:

M-x fill-individual-paragraphs RET

or

M-x fill-paragraph RET


> Especially with the unbelievably-useful "fill-individual-paragraphs".
> So, how to tell M-x fill-individual-paragraphs which format to use?

(defun my-fill (simplep start end)
  (interactive "P\nr")
  (if simplep
     (fill-paragraph nil)
     (fill-individual-paragraphs start end)))

And try:

M-x my-fill RET

vs.

C-u M-x my-fill RET


  

-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__                     http://www.informatimago.com/

Re: Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".

[David Combs]

In article <87zl4bh8ua.fsf@hubble.informatimago.com>,
Pascal J. Bourguignon <pjb@informatimago.com> wrote:
>dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs) writes:
>
>> Interesting difference in emacs's "filling".
>>
>> Here's a long line that needs filling.  
>>
>> NOTE WELL: that leading "|" is as much part of the line as the "N" in "Now":
>>
>> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men all men all men all men  all men all men all men to
>>
>> So, using two different ways, let's do a "fill" on it:
>>
>> --- (1) via the good-ole M-q, we get this:
>>
>> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
>>   all men all men all men all men all men all men to
>>
>>
>> --- (2) Whereas with (the super-useful) fill-individual-paragraphs it's:
>>
>> | Now is the time for all men all men all men all men all men all men
>> | all men all men all men all men all men all men to
>>
>>
>> ------------- QUESTION: fill-individual-paragraphs is SO nice, so:
>>
>> Each of two results has its uses -- I just want the ability choose.
>
>Then either type:
>
>M-x fill-individual-paragraphs RET
>
>or
>
>M-x fill-paragraph RET
>
>
>> Especially with the unbelievably-useful "fill-individual-paragraphs".
>> So, how to tell M-x fill-individual-paragraphs which format to use?
>
>(defun my-fill (simplep start end)
>  (interactive "P\nr")
>  (if simplep
>     (fill-paragraph nil)
>     (fill-individual-paragraphs start end)))
>
>And try:
>
>M-x my-fill RET
>
>vs.
>
>C-u M-x my-fill RET
>
>
>  
>
>-- 
>__Pascal Bourguignon__                     http://www.informatimago.com/


THANKS!

David