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Re: any Emacs features to help keep code/comments under 80 columns width
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kgold |
Subject: |
Re: any Emacs features to help keep code/comments under 80 columns width? |
Date: |
2 Dec 2002 15:03:21 GMT |
A really low-tech way is to narrow the frame to 80 characters. It
becomes really obvious when you go past the limit.
seberino@spawar.navy.mil writes:
> I often write comments and code and look at modeline's Column# display
> to verify I did not go beyond the 80th column when I type.
>
> Are there any goodies in Emacs to help me accomplish this???
>
> Maybe....
>
> 1. Emacs flashes the screen when I reach column 80
>
> 2. Emacs automatically adds a hard return and moves me to next line
> when I reach column 80.
>
> 3. Emacs just doesn't let me type beyond column 80.
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Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646