Like tab function in other application?

Like tab function in other application?

[Daniel]

Hello,

When I make a certain region, and press <TAB> then all texts in the
region was inserted TAB in normal text editor application. Reversely,
<S-TAB> or <C-TAB> makes delete TAB in the first column in the region.

How can Emacs do like that? (I bet Emacs can do it.)

RE: Like tab function in other application?

[Herbert Euler]

>When I make a certain region, and press <TAB> then all texts in the
>region was inserted TAB in normal text editor application. Reversely,
><S-TAB> or <C-TAB> makes delete TAB in the first column in the region.
>
>How can Emacs do like that? (I bet Emacs can do it.)

Perhaps M-x indent-rigidly is what you need.  It is normally bound to
C-x TAB.

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Guanpeng Xu

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Re: Like tab function in other application?

[Daniel]

On Mar 29, 10:48 pm, "Herbert Euler" <herberteu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >When I make a certain region, and press <TAB> then all texts in the
> >region was inserted TAB in normal text editor application. Reversely,
> ><S-TAB> or <C-TAB> makes delete TAB in the first column in the region.
>
> >How can Emacs do like that? (I bet Emacs can do it.)
>
> Perhaps M-x indent-rigidly is what you need.  It is normally bound to
> C-x TAB.
>
> Regards,
> Guanpeng Xu
>
> _________________________________________________________________
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Thank you, but it is not actually TAB. Normally, the TAB has 8 spaces,
but when I do C-x TAB, it insert only one space. Also, is there any
way to work reversely?

Dan.

Re: Like tab function in other application?

[Herbert Euler]

>Thank you, but it is not actually TAB. Normally, the TAB has 8 spaces,
>but when I do C-x TAB, it insert only one space. Also, is there any
>way to work reversely?

Use prefix arg: either C-u 8 C-x TAB, or M-8 C-x TAB, or C-8 C-x TAB.
To do it reversely, use negative prefix arg: either C-u - 1 0 C-x TAB,
or M-- 1 0 C-x TAB, or C-- 1 0 C-x TAB.

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Re: Like tab function in other application?

[Daniel]

On Mar 30, 1:01 am, "Herbert Euler" <herberteu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >Thank you, but it is not actually TAB. Normally, the TAB has 8 spaces,
> >but when I do C-x TAB, it insert only one space. Also, is there any
> >way to work reversely?
>
> Use prefix arg: either C-u 8 C-x TAB, or M-8 C-x TAB, or C-8 C-x TAB.
> To do it reversely, use negative prefix arg: either C-u - 1 0 C-x TAB,
> or M-- 1 0 C-x TAB, or C-- 1 0 C-x TAB.
>
> Regards,
> Guanpeng Xu
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now!http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

Nice tip, Guanpeng Xu,

Thank you.