changeset 58372:21ab25d5378c

(Fill Prefix): M-q doesn't apply fill prefix to first line.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sun, 21 Nov 2004 00:36:34 +0000
parents 656195249167
children 0d6b8a784254
files man/text.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/text.texi	Sun Nov 21 00:34:51 2004 +0000
+++ b/man/text.texi	Sun Nov 21 00:36:34 2004 +0000
@@ -619,12 +619,13 @@
 
   When a fill prefix is in effect, the fill commands remove the fill
 prefix from each line before filling and insert it on each line after
-filling.  Auto Fill mode also inserts the fill prefix automatically when
-it makes a new line.  The @kbd{C-o} command inserts the fill prefix on
-new lines it creates, when you use it at the beginning of a line
-(@pxref{Blank Lines}).  Conversely, the command @kbd{M-^} deletes the
-prefix (if it occurs) after the newline that it deletes
-(@pxref{Indentation}).
+filling.  (The beginning of the first line is left unchanged, since
+often that is intentionally different.)  Auto Fill mode also inserts
+the fill prefix automatically when it makes a new line.  The @kbd{C-o}
+command inserts the fill prefix on new lines it creates, when you use
+it at the beginning of a line (@pxref{Blank Lines}).  Conversely, the
+command @kbd{M-^} deletes the prefix (if it occurs) after the newline
+that it deletes (@pxref{Indentation}).
 
   For example, if @code{fill-column} is 40 and you set the fill prefix
 to @samp{;; }, then @kbd{M-q} in the following text