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Re: Emacs-lisp function for block-quoting (mail-style)?
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Ethan Brown |
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Re: Emacs-lisp function for block-quoting (mail-style)? |
Date: |
10 Feb 2003 14:15:45 -0800 |
>>>>> "Baard" == Baard Ove Kopperud <baard.kopperud@bigfoot.com> writes:
Baard> I was wondering if there is an emacs-lisp function
Baard> for block-quoting a region and/or paragraph(s) of
Baard> text in "mail-style" -- i.e. like this:
Baard> This line is not quoted...
Baard> neither is this one...
>> but this one is...
>> and so is this one...
Baard> but not this.
Baard> +++
Baard> Idealy, it should re-break the lines if necessary
Baard> to fit the specified coulmn-width (at least when
Baard> in auto-fill-mode).
Baard> By default, text should be quoted with "> ", but
Baard> it ought to be possible to specify another string
Baard> to be used to quote (e.g. "--> ").
Baard> It ought to be possible to specify a file-name and
Baard> have the file's contens pasted into the current
Baard> buffer quoted. This could perhaps be a seperate
Baard> fuction that just used the actual quoting-function.
Baard> +++
Baard> If anyone could tell me if there already is an
Baard> emacs-function that do (some of) this -- either
Baard> in the standard distribution or availble for
Baard> download -- it would be greately appriciated.
Baard> If not, would anyone here be able to write such
Baard> a function... or perhaps give a complete e-lisp
Baard> novice (like myself) some hints about how to do is?
Baard> If you want to write to me, please use *this*
Baard> address: bokoppe [at] frisurf [dot] no
Baard> TIA,
Baard> -Koppe
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