From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Glyn Millington Subject: Re: A few questions about how you write e-mails Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:51:44 +0100 Message-ID: <87r5fl8l8v.fsf@nowhere.org> References: Reply-To: wistanswick@linuxmail.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=60550 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P8Rr1-000494-BA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:08:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P8Rqz-00057p-VZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:08:51 -0400 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:42925) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P8Rqz-00057h-QA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:08:49 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P8Rqx-0005RU-00 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:08:47 +0200 Received: from 82.152.120.109 ([82.152.120.109]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:08:46 +0200 Received: from wistanswick by 82.152.120.109 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:08:46 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Jeff Horn writes: > Dear orgsters, > > I've had a few nagging questions that I didn't think warranted too > much discussion, but my curiosity has gotten the better of me this > evening. > > Firstly, I notice some of the regular posters wrap org source in the > #+ style org wrappers, others use a <--8--cut-here---8--> or some > similar "horizontal-rule", and yet others use some sort of vertical > "quoting": > > .---- > | like this or this > .__ > > My first question is two-fold: 1) how did you come to use this style > for quoting code in your replies, and 2) mind sharing the macros or > letting us know what packages you use that help make your e-mails look > tidy? boxquote.el http://www.davep.org/emacs/boxquote.el ,---- | ;; boxquote provides a set of functions for using a text quoting style | ;; that partially boxes in the left hand side of an area of text, such a | ;; marking style might be used to show externally included text or | ;; example code. `---- atb Glyn