Re: Paragraph reformatting functionality

[Roey Katz <roey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> First do Help/Describe Key Bindings.  You may find that
> format_paragraph is already bound to a convenient key.
>
> If not, put the following in your .jedrc file:
>
>    setkey("format_paragraph", "^X;");


perfect, ok. I will use alt-semicolon.  Are you sure there's no ^; I could 
use?  Why doesnt any program support it?  It would seem natural to me! 
arg! :)



> > - I want a format_paragraph that formats the paragraph according to the
> > indentation of the first line of the paragraph.  Currently, if I call m-x
> > format_pagraph in the second line of a paragraph, and that second line
> > starts from column 0 (where the first line starts on column 2, say) then
> > the entire paragraph is reformatted to start from column 0.
>
> Put the cursor on the first line of the paragraph, then do
> format_pagraph.

I know; this is what I currently do.  I just don't like having to go 
from the middle of the paragraph where I'm furiously typing, to the 
beginningof the paragraph, and then try and find my place.  If only 
format_paragraph were smart enough to identify the beginning of the 
paragraph:  in my case, again, paragraphs are lines of text separated by 
blank lines.



> > - I want to make it so this new format_paragraph could format paragraphs
> > which start out with bullets or hyphens or numberings* to have a hanging
> > indent.  That is, I want this:
> >
> >   - this is an item.  It goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on
> > and on and on and on and on.
> >   - this is another item. It, too goes on and on and on and on and on and
> > on and on and on and on.
> >
> > to look like this:
> >
> >   - this is an item.  It goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on
> >     and on and on and on and on.
> >   - this is another item. It, too goes on and on and on and on and on and
> >     on and on and on and on.
>
> Indent the second line manually (space bar, backspace, whatever),
> then with the cursor on the second line, do format_paragraph.

This is what I also currently do.  It's such a pain.  Again, in my 
mind, the condition for a hanging indent would be that the paragraph 
(which is a line of text preceded by a blank line) starts with a heading 
token such -/*/1./A./1)/2)/etc.


> It works, but you need to put the cursor on the second or
> following line of the hanging indent.

Yeah, it's a big pain when I already have a lot of stuff written down :)
But thanks!!  Now I know that I'm in the same boat as others on 
this.


Thanks again,
- Roey

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