Re: auto-fill mode in java-mode

[lawrence mitchell]

Adam Hardy wrote:

[...]

> I realise now that my issue here is that it would actually be
> preferable to have emacs just stop taking input beyond line 72 - and
> beep instead. Or perhaps color the text red, because I can imagine
> situations where I can't break the line.

How about:

(defun my-dont-insert-after-fill-column (&rest x)
  (when (> (current-column)
           fill-column)
    (delete-char -1)
    (beep)))

(add-hook 'after-change-functions 'my-dont-insert-after-fill-column)

> Is anything like that possible?

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lawrence mitchell <wence@gmx.li>