On Thu, 26 Aug 2021, Eric Abrahamsen writes: > Andreas Reuleaux <r...@a-rx.info> writes: > >> Hi, >> >> I have seen people highlighting code snippets in mail >> with "cut here markers": some ascii art for scissors, "cut here", >> "start", "end", ..., like so: >> >> rm -f /etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf >> ln -f -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/70-yes-bitmaps.conf >> /etc/fonts/conf.d >> >> >> which is kind of nice, and simple (as I don't want to get into >> composing html mails with org-mime or the like). >> >> I get to see them "green on yellow" in gnus (once I have received >> such mails), or when in draft status (in my drafts folder). >> >> Two questions (at least): >> >> For one thing, I wonder if this behaviour is anywhere >> documented/specified/explained in more detail? >> >> And then: I would like to see my code green-on-yellow snippets in >> message mode as well (when composing mail), or at least as a toggle: >> see how my mail would look to the recipient. >> >> And how are people actually using these "cut here markers": >> insert them by hand, as I did above? Or is there some automatic support >> for this hidden somewhere? - Or any other mechanisms for >> such code snippets highlighting - in org mode nevertheless perhaps [?]: >> I don't want to send html mails, but maybe org-mime / orgmsg / etc. >> are useful for composing mails? > > The command to run is `message-mark-inserted-region', bound to "C-c M-m" > by default in message-mode. It's not terribly discoverable, but it is > there in the "Message" menu. > > I don't believe there's currently any way to get a "preview" in > message-mode, of how your outgoing message will look to the recipient. >
It seems that 'mml-preview' (C-c RET P) shows the highlighting. -- Enrico Schumann Lucerne, Switzerland http://enricoschumann.net
