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Re: [ELPA] New package: Auto Capitalize Mode


From: Ian Dunn
Subject: Re: [ELPA] New package: Auto Capitalize Mode
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:35:59 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.0.50 (gnu/linux)

>>>>> "Uwe" == Uwe Brauer <address@hidden> writes:

    Uwe> Are you aware of auto-capitalize-mode by Kevin Rodgers, it is
    Uwe> more than 10 years old and very sophisticated. Maybe you have a
    Uwe> look, since you might reinvent the wheel.

I am aware of it.  I tried it before writing my version, but I can't remember 
what issues I encountered with it that made me not like it.  After a brief 
trial, the big difference I see is it not handling *This* or /This/ in Org mode 
sentences, which is a big deal to me.  I use the same formatting in my custom 
writing mode, so when writing internal dialogue (for which I use italics), I 
want the dialogue to be capitalized.

One feature of mine that's absent in that one is the ability for a user to 
specify a sentence start function.  I've found this exceedingly helpful in 
every mode.  I can specify a function to check for a comment in programming 
modes, the start of a list or heading in Org mode, and the start of the input 
line in chat modes.  The way Rodgers's version is implemented, such a feature 
isn't possible.

-- 
Ian Dunn



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