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"gamename" <namesagame-usenet@yahoo.com> writes:

> 2) use some sort of command (regex?) to insert the needed spaces up to
> a certain column and then put in a backslash?

Or, maybe something like this:

(defun line-up-continuations ()
 "Line up all continuations from point and forward."
  (interactive)
  (save-excursion
    ;; Find backslash at the end of a line
    (while (search-forward-regexp "\\\\$" nil t)
      ;; Back up to set point before it
      (backward-char 1)
      ;; Indent to a fixed column
      (indent-to-column 40)
      ;; Step forward again, else the search will find
      ;; the same backslash again.
      (forward-char 1))))

Replace `40' with whatever column number you like.



Enjoy!