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bug#34796: [PATCH] If the region is active, join all the lines it spans


From: Łukasz Stelmach
Subject: bug#34796: [PATCH] If the region is active, join all the lines it spans
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:06:16 +0100

* lisp/simple.el (delete-indentation): Join lines in the active region.
* doc/misc/org.texi: Describe the arguments of delete-indentation.
* etc/NEWS: Mention region support in delete-indentation.
---
 doc/emacs/indent.texi |  4 ++++
 etc/NEWS              |  4 ++++
 lisp/simple.el        | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/indent.texi b/doc/emacs/indent.texi
index a6aa75bbb4..61cf7332b5 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/indent.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/indent.texi
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ parentheses, or if the junction follows another newline.
 If there is a fill prefix, @kbd{M-^} deletes the fill prefix if it
 appears after the newline that is deleted.  @xref{Fill Prefix}.
 
+With the universal prefix argument, join the current line line to the
+following line.  With the region active, join lines in the region.  If
+both the argument is set and the region is active, the region is ignored.
+
 @item C-M-\
 @kindex C-M-\
 @findex indent-region
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 000d211c1a..129d882735 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ region using a given replacement-function in a 
non-destructive manner
 arguments mitigating performance issues when operating on huge
 buffers.
 
+** The command `delete-indentation` now can operate on the active
+region
+
++++
 
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 27.1
 
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index d4ae5ebb1f..7878272ec9 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -593,25 +593,33 @@ When called from Lisp code, ARG may be a prefix string to 
copy."
     (indent-to col 0)
     (goto-char pos)))
 
-(defun delete-indentation (&optional arg)
+(defun delete-indentation (&optional arg beg end)
   "Join this line to previous and fix up whitespace at join.
-If there is a fill prefix, delete it from the beginning of this line.
-With argument, join this line to following line."
-  (interactive "*P")
+If there is a fill prefix, delete it from the beginning of this
+line.  With prefix ARG, join the current line to the following line.
+With the region active, join lines in the region. If both the
+argument is set and the region is active, the region is ignored."
+  (interactive "*P\nr")
+  (if arg (forward-line 1)
+    (if (use-region-p)
+       (goto-char end)))
   (beginning-of-line)
-  (if arg (forward-line 1))
-  (if (eq (preceding-char) ?\n)
-      (progn
-       (delete-region (point) (1- (point)))
-       ;; If the second line started with the fill prefix,
-       ;; delete the prefix.
-       (if (and fill-prefix
-                (<= (+ (point) (length fill-prefix)) (point-max))
-                (string= fill-prefix
-                         (buffer-substring (point)
-                                           (+ (point) (length fill-prefix)))))
-           (delete-region (point) (+ (point) (length fill-prefix))))
-       (fixup-whitespace))))
+  (while (eq (preceding-char) ?\n)
+    (progn
+      (delete-region (point) (1- (point)))
+      ;; If the second line started with the fill prefix,
+      ;; delete the prefix.
+      (if (and fill-prefix
+              (<= (+ (point) (length fill-prefix)) (point-max))
+              (string= fill-prefix
+                       (buffer-substring (point)
+                                         (+ (point) (length fill-prefix)))))
+         (delete-region (point) (+ (point) (length fill-prefix))))
+      (fixup-whitespace)
+      (if (and beg
+               (not arg)
+              (< beg (point-at-bol)))
+         (beginning-of-line)))))
 
 (defalias 'join-line #'delete-indentation) ; easier to find
 
-- 
2.20.1






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