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Re: why not allow an argument to just-one-space?
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Francis Litterio |
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Re: why not allow an argument to just-one-space? |
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Sun, 09 Jan 2005 19:07:27 -0500 |
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Dan Jacobson wrote:
> 1 year, 39 weeks ago "Dan" == Dan Jacobson writes:
> Dan> Why not allow an argument to just-one-space, so it can be just two
> Dan> spaces, etc.?
>
> Brilliant idea. I'll second that. Why, just today I wanted four
> spaces. Don't suppose this one is a priority for the globe trotting
> authors. Especially if somebody then posts some 'advice', blurring
> the urge for a permanent enhancement.
But won't the name, just-one-space, then be confusing?
Perhaps you want this:
(defun just-n-spaces (count)
"..."
(interactive "p")
(just-one-space)
(if (integerp count)
(insert (make-string (1- count) 32))))