tiemann@mcc-pp.UUCP (Michael Tiemann) (11/08/86)
My day would go so much more smoothly if I only knew one thing: how do I make auto-fill the default for my many major modes? (esp. when I zip from tex-mode to c-mode and back, I get my fill) Anything you'd like to know in return? How 'bout this: For november, 1986, Friday the 13th falls on a Thursday. Isn't that lucky? Michael tiemann@mcc.com
matt@oddjob.UUCP (Matt Crawford) (11/11/86)
In your article you didn't say which emacs you use. Assuming
it's the good one, put this into .emacs:
(setq text-mode-hook
(function
(lambda nil
"Set fill column and turn on auto-fill-mode"
(setq fill-column 64)
(setq indent-line-function 'indent-relative-maybe)
(auto-fill-mode 1)
)
))
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Matt University crawford@anl-mcs.arpa
Crawford of Chicago ihnp4!oddjob!mattrusty@weyl.Berkeley.EDU (Rusty Wright) (11/12/86)
Here's what I have in my .emacs file: (setq text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill) If I want the hook to do more than one thing then I make a function and stick it in a .el file and autoload it, for example for tex-mode I have in my .emacs file: (setq load-path (append (list (expand-file-name "~/lib/emacs")) load-path)) (setq tex-mode-hook 'my-tex-mode-hook) (autoload 'my-tex-mode-hook "tex-mode-hook") and ~/lib/emacs/tex-mode-hook.el contains: (defun my-tex-mode-hook () "Do this stuff when in tex-mode." (progn (setq fill-column 70) (turn-on-auto-fill))) There's probably a less complicated way to do this but I decided a while ago to keep my .emacs file as small as possible and autoload as much stuff as possible. -------------------------------------- rusty c. wright rusty@weyl.berkeley.edu ucbvax!weyl!rusty
mg@unirot.UUCP (Mike Gallaher) (11/13/86)
In article <1549@oddjob.UUCP>, matt@oddjob.UUCP (Matt Crawford) writes: > In your article you didn't say which emacs you use. Assuming > it's the good one ... I take issue with this, sir! You shouldn't make such statements without having checked out the latest release of CCA Emacs.
desj@brahms (David desJardins) (11/14/86)
In article <142@unirot.UUCP> mg@unirot.UUCP (Mike Gallaher) writes: >> In your article you didn't say which emacs you use. Assuming >> it's the good one ... > >I take issue with this, sir! You shouldn't make such statements >without having checked out the latest release of CCA Emacs. I can't help but wonder why Mr. Gallaher complained that people should compare the different version of Emacs, while not giving us anything to compare to. It is a fact of life that not many people are going to go out and buy CCA Emacs (especially if they have had problems with earlier versions) if they already have something that is free and that works. On the other hand, if you were to respond to articles such as this one by contributing something useful (i.e., how to turn fill mode on when in text mode), then you might accomplish the additional goal of showing us what is good about CCA Emacs. This seems far more productive than berating people for preferring the Emacs they have to the one they don't. -- David desJardins
pooh@unirot.UUCP (soggy and hard to light) (11/14/86)
In article <281@cartan.Berkeley.EDU> desj@brahms (David desJardins) writes: >In article <142@unirot.UUCP> mg@unirot.UUCP (Mike Gallaher) writes: >>> In your article you didn't say which emacs you use. Assuming >>> it's the good one ... >> >>I take issue with this, sir! You shouldn't make such statements >>without having checked out the latest release of CCA Emacs. > > I can't help but wonder why Mr. Gallaher complained that people >should compare the different version of Emacs, while not giving >us anything to compare to. It is a fact of life that not many >people are going to go out and buy CCA Emacs (especially if they >have had problems with earlier versions) if they already have >something that is free and that works. Sometimes Mike's sarcasm is so subtle as to be wasted in most cases. You see, Mike Gallaher works for UniPress. Cheers, Pooh rutgers!unipress!pooh rutgers!unirot!pooh pooh@aim.rutgers.edu borax.lcs.mit.edu eddie.mit.edu "Oooof! Next time I'll write a lighter manual..."
ljp@trwrb.UUCP (Laura J. Pearlman) (11/15/86)
In article <281@cartan.Berkeley.EDU> desj@brahms (David desJardins) writes: >In article <142@unirot.UUCP> mg@unirot.UUCP (Mike Gallaher) writes: >>I take issue with this, sir! You shouldn't make such statements >>without having checked out the latest release of CCA Emacs. > I can't help but wonder why Mr. Gallaher complained that people >should compare the different version of Emacs, while not giving >us anything to compare to. I really don't think it's fair to blame Mike for CCA's policies, especially if you take into account the fact that he works for UniPress. You can try the latest version of UniPress emacs for free by getting an account on unirot. -- Laura Pearlman ...{ucbvax,hplabs,decvax}!trwrb!ljp
matt@oddjob.UUCP (Matt Crawford) (11/15/86)
In article <142@unirot.UUCP> mg@unirot.UUCP (Mike Gallaher) writes: >In article <1549@oddjob.UUCP>, matt@oddjob.UUCP (Matt Crawford) writes: >> In your article you didn't say which emacs you use. Assuming >> it's the good one ... > >I take issue with this, sir! You shouldn't make such statements >without having checked out the latest release of CCA Emacs. You're right, that was a bit unfair. I have tried T(W)ENEX, GosPress, GNU, and one from USENIX that we had to rm because of legal errors. Please send me the latest CCA release. What? It costs MONEY? That's strike one. _____________________________________________________ Matt University crawford@anl-mcs.arpa Crawford of Chicago ihnp4!oddjob!matt