Re: copy paragraph

[Nikos Apostolakis]

Gary Wessle <not@defined.now> writes:

> Hi
>
> I am trying to copy paragraph under point and by binding C-cp like this
> (global-set-key "\C-cp" "\M-A-{\C-@\M-A-}\M-w")
> not working, could some one check it.
>

With "global-set-key" you can bind *commands* to a key, not key
sequences.  One way to do what you were trying to, is to record a
keyboard macro, give it a name and then to save it in your .emacs
see (info "(emacs) Save Keyboard Macro").

Or you could do something like

(global-set-key "\C-cp" 
                '(lambda () (interactive)
                   (save-excursion
                     (copy-region-as-kill 
                      (or (search-backward-regexp "^\n") (beginning-of-buffer))
                      (or (search-forward-regexp "^\n" nil t 2) 
(end-of-buffer))))))


assuming that your paragraphs are seperated by blank lines (not
thoroughly tested).

HTH,
Nikos

> thank you