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Re: Using autofill./
From: |
Giorgos Keramidas |
Subject: |
Re: Using autofill./ |
Date: |
04 Oct 2005 20:32:51 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 |
Shashank Khanvilkar <shashank@mia.ece.uic.edu> writes:
> However suppose I have a paragraph like the below:
> Background
> ----------
> * This is a test message. This is a test message. This is a test
> message.This is a test message. This is a test message. This is a test
> message. This is a test message. This is a test message.
> * This is a second test message. This is a second test message.
> This is a second test message. This is a second test message.
> This is a second test message.
>
> How do i ask emacs to apply the new line width.
> I tried using <Meta-q> but it makes the above lines as:
>
> Background ---------- * This is a test message. This is a test
> message. This is a test message. This is a test message. This
> is a test message. This is a test message. This is a test
> message. This is a test message. * This is a second test
> message. This is a second test message. This is a second
> test message. This is a second test message. This is a
> second test message.
You can set a "fill prefix" of a couple of spaces. The M-q command
respects the value of fill-prefix. To set the value of fill-prefix
use the ``C-x .'' command.
With a fill prefix of 2 spaces and the following original text:
* This is a test message. This is a test message. This
is a test message.This is a test message. This is a test
message. This is a test message. This is a test
message. This is a test message.
you can set the fill-column to its new value (i.e. 40) and
refill the paragraph by hitting M-q just once:
* This is a test message. This is a test
message. This is a test message.This is a
test message. This is a test message. This
is a test message. This is a test
message. This is a test message.
I usually reformat list items by setting the fill-prefix to the
indentation of the second line (the first one has the bullet).
Note that M-q is *not* the same as auto-fill-mode, but auto-fill-mode
also respects the current fill-prefix.
- Using autofill./, Shashank Khanvilkar, 2005/10/04
- Re: Using autofill./,
Giorgos Keramidas <=
Re: Using autofill./, rgb, 2005/10/04
Re: Using autofill./, Peter Dyballa, 2005/10/04