Re: [Orgmode] no syntax defined for comments

[Samuel Wales]

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On 2010-01-12, Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> 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
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