From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Stewart Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: "Soft" indent with visual-line-mode? Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:53:58 -0400 Message-ID: <8CAC7B1B-0C66-4D38-B474-1C4150419B22@stoo.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1075.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1252543445 16030 80.91.229.12 (10 Sep 2009 00:44:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:44:05 +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 Sep 10 02:43:58 2009 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 1MlXlV-0001Zn-S4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:43:58 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57335 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MlXlU-0001qt-W5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:43:57 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MlRMo-0001Ws-RV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:54:02 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MlRMn-0001Vx-C8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:54:02 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45640 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MlRMn-0001Vu-5p for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:54:01 -0400 Original-Received: from munch.stoo.org ([173.15.218.149]:52505) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MlRMm-0005v7-OJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:54:00 -0400 Original-Received: from netrek.ciena.com (unknown [65.200.62.6]) by munch.stoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6EF681B065; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:53:59 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1075.2) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:41:37 -0400 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:68019 Archived-At: Hello Emacs Help, I like the idea of using longlines-mode or visual-line-mode to spend less time formatting code as I write. However, it is not useful to me when the wrapped lines start in the first column and break up the flow of the code. As an example, this is what I get now with a line that is indented 4 spaces. This is all one line, wrapped by the editor for me: This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. This is only a test. In the event of a real emergency, your head would have exploded. And this is what I want: This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. This is only a test. In the event of a real emergency, your head would have exploded. I've heard this referred to as a "soft" indent. I believe that Visual SlickEdit 9 and Kate both support this feature if you'd like other examples. Does anyone know of a feature or add-on for Emacs that can accomplish this? I've scoured the 'Tubes and can't find anything. Thanks for the help, -- -TimS Tim Stewart Stoo Research