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From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: no syntax defined for comments
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:36:07 +0100
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On Jan 12, 2010, at 5:05 PM, andrea wrote:

>
> I sometimes want to write comments in my org-mode files, but the handy
> function *comment-region* doesn't work, "no syntax defined for.."
> Then I can choose '#' but it doesn't put it in the beginning of the
> line.
>
> I normally end in selecting the rectangle and run *string-rectangle*
> with '#', but that's a bit annoying.
>
> Why we can't just set '#' as the comment character so that normal
> functions work fine?

For some reason, setting the comment character causes problems with  
autofilling, inserting that character in places where it does not  
belong - his has come up several times here -we even have a FAQ about  
it.

     http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#auto-fill-and-unwanted-comments

I'd love to see a solution for this problem, but I do not have one.

- Carsten