word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

[Erik Iverson]

Hello,

As I use org-mode more and more for actually writing things, I'm 
wondering what your favorite Emacs word/line-wrapping mode is.

Basically, I see two main ways of doing this, auto-fill-mode and 
visual-line-mode.  Any others that you all use?  If you use 
auto-fill-mode or visual-line-mode, are there any obvious drawbacks, 
particularly regarding org-tables and source code blocks.

I'm sure I'll run into the main issues eventually, but thought I'd ask 
up front.

Thanks,
Erik

Re: word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

[Eric S Fraga]

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On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:37:54 -0500, Erik Iverson <eriki@ccbr.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> As I use org-mode more and more for actually writing things, I'm
> wondering what your favorite Emacs word/line-wrapping mode is.
> 
> Basically, I see two main ways of doing this, auto-fill-mode and
> visual-line-mode.  Any others that you all use?  If you use
> auto-fill-mode or visual-line-mode, are there any obvious drawbacks,
> particularly regarding org-tables and source code blocks.
> 
> I'm sure I'll run into the main issues eventually, but thought I'd ask
> up front.
> 
> Thanks,
> Erik
> 
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I use auto-fill-mode most of the time.  However, if I'm mixing code
and text, I tend to turn it off.  In that case, it's an easy matter of
hitting M-q (fill-paragraph) every now and again to re-format the
current paragraph.  I often do this without even realising... (just
did it now, in fact :-).

Visual line mode is okay but, as a very long time emacs user, I find
it conflicts with my believes as to what lines are etc.

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Re: word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

[Noorul Islam K M]

Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> writes:

> On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:37:54 -0500, Erik Iverson <eriki@ccbr.umn.edu> wrote:
>
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> As I use org-mode more and more for actually writing things, I'm
>> wondering what your favorite Emacs word/line-wrapping mode is.
>> 
>> Basically, I see two main ways of doing this, auto-fill-mode and
>> visual-line-mode.  Any others that you all use?  If you use
>> auto-fill-mode or visual-line-mode, are there any obvious drawbacks,
>> particularly regarding org-tables and source code blocks.
>> 
>> I'm sure I'll run into the main issues eventually, but thought I'd ask
>> up front.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Erik
>> 
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>> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list.
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>
> I use auto-fill-mode most of the time.  However, if I'm mixing code
> and text, I tend to turn it off.  In that case, it's an easy matter of
> hitting M-q (fill-paragraph) every now and again to re-format the
> current paragraph.  I often do this without even realising... (just
> did it now, in fact :-).

I always faced this problem and I didn't know that there is this key
binding. Thank you!

Thanks and Regards
Noorul

Re: word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

[Sebastian Rose]

Erik Iverson <eriki@ccbr.umn.edu> writes:
> Hello,
>
> As I use org-mode more and more for actually writing things, I'm wondering what
> your favorite Emacs word/line-wrapping mode is.
>
> Basically, I see two main ways of doing this, auto-fill-mode and
> visual-line-mode.  Any others that you all use?  If you use auto-fill-mode or
> visual-line-mode, are there any obvious drawbacks, particularly regarding
> org-tables and source code blocks.


I have this here bound to `SUPER-t':

    (defun sr-toggle-truncate-lines ()
      "Lange Zeilen abschneiden, oder eben nicht."
      (interactive)
      (setq truncate-lines (if truncate-lines nil t)))

I use it to toggle truncate-lines in the rare cases I have to edit a
longish piece of text, that must be on one line.

auto-fill-mode is wonderfull.  I just type ahead and it breaks the lines
as desired.  I use in all buffers.


visual-line-mode and longlines-mode are not an option.
(I confess, that I even refuse to read such unformatted e-mails every
now and then.  Those mails are unreadable on a large screen with
longlines-mode turned off =P )


  Sebastian

Re: word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

[Eric S Fraga]

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On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:55:40 +0200, Sebastian Rose <sebastian_rose@gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> Erik Iverson <eriki@ccbr.umn.edu> writes:
> > Hello,
> >
> > As I use org-mode more and more for actually writing things, I'm wondering what
> > your favorite Emacs word/line-wrapping mode is.
> >
> > Basically, I see two main ways of doing this, auto-fill-mode and
> > visual-line-mode.  Any others that you all use?  If you use auto-fill-mode or
> > visual-line-mode, are there any obvious drawbacks, particularly regarding
> > org-tables and source code blocks.
> 
> 
> I have this here bound to `SUPER-t':
> 
>     (defun sr-toggle-truncate-lines ()
>       "Lange Zeilen abschneiden, oder eben nicht."
>       (interactive)
>       (setq truncate-lines (if truncate-lines nil t)))
> 
> I use it to toggle truncate-lines in the rare cases I have to edit a
> longish piece of text, that must be on one line.

Sebastian, 

Emacs, at least since v22 or maybe longer, has a built-in function
"toggle-truncate-lines".

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Re: word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

[Sebastian Rose]

Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
> Sebastian, 
>
> Emacs, at least since v22 or maybe longer, has a built-in function
> "toggle-truncate-lines".

...which is bound to what key?

emacs24 has it, too. I'll switch to use that one...


Thanks Eric


  Sebastian

Re: word wrap preferences in org-mode buffers

[Eric S Fraga]

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On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:57:41 +0200, Sebastian Rose <sebastian_rose@gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
> > Sebastian, 
> >
> > Emacs, at least since v22 or maybe longer, has a built-in function
> > "toggle-truncate-lines".
> 
> ...which is bound to what key?

Not bound anywhere by default as far as I can tell.  I bind it to "\C-c t":

(global-set-key "\C-ct" 'toggle-truncate-lines)

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