Re: enhance just-one-space to act on regions

[Andreas Schwab]

Dan Jacobson <jidanni@deadspam.com> writes:

|> It was with a flash of light that I thought of
|>     ESC SPC runs the command just-one-space
|>     Delete all spaces and tabs around point, leaving one space.
|> could be "enhanced" to act on a region.
|> For instance I have this line
|>      pscoast  -R-30/30/-40/40   -Jm0.1i -B5 -N1/0.25tap     
-W0.25p/255/255/255
|> well,   ^here I place a mark and then move the cursor to the end
|> of the line and hit M-SPC, and voila:
|>      pscoast -R-30/30/-40/40 -Jm0.1i -B5 -N1/0.25tap -W0.25p/255/255/255
|> Can you say "better living thru science"?
|> 
|> Sure, you are gonna show me how there already exits 13 ways to do
|> this, however I bet my keystrokes are less.

You've lost.  M-q (fill-region).

Andreas.

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