I'm using filladapt.el which is a much smarter (auto-)filling then the standard-mechanism of Emacs.
here an example. Suppose the following method: public void print(int i, double d) { return; } point is on the first line. Then i do JDE->Documentation->Add and get /** * Beschreibung der Methode <code>print</code> : * * @param i Wert vom Typ <code>int</code> - * @param d Wert vom Typ <code>double</code> - */ public void print(int i, double d) { return; } Then i fill out the several parts of this comment like follows: /** * Beschreibung der Methode <code>print</code> : hfdghsd fjghksjdf hg * hdfjgh sdjfhg jkhsdfkjg hsdkjf ghjksdhfg jkhsdjfg hksjdfhg jksdfhg * jhdfjk hsdkfjg hsdkjfg hjsdhfg jkshdfjkgh sdjfgh * + sjdj sdhfjk hasdfjhas kdfjhaskdfh ajksdhf jhasdkfj hasdj fh ajksdhf * jashdfkj hsdjf hasjdhf * - sdjkfh sjkdhf jkashdjf hasjkdfh jashdfkj ahsdjfh aksjdf ahsdkjf * haksjdhf jashdf * + sdjkfh asjkdfh jashdfjk hasjkdfh jkashdfj hasjdfh jasdhf jkahsdjkf * hajksdhf jhasdfjk hasjdfh * * @param i Wert vom Typ <code>int</code> - jsdfhgj sdhfgjhsdfjg * hjskdfhg jsdhfg jhsdfjgh sdkjfhg jsdfhg jhsdfjghjksdfhg * jkhsdfjg hdhfg * @param d Wert vom Typ <code>double</code> - djfhgjk sdhfgjk hsdfkg * jsdhfgjkshdfkghsdjfhgjdhfg jshdfg hsdfjghsdkfg * + dfhg sjdfhg jksdhfgjk hsdfjkgh sdjkfg hskjdfhg jsdfhgk * jsdfhg jsdhfg jkh. */ public void print(int i, double d) { return; } Note: I have not made any manual line-breaks except before beginning a new bullet (+). Have not inserted any manual * or indendation, but all is doen automatically by filladapt.el. Note also the indendation of the javadoc-keywords "param" (works for all other keywords too). Klaus -----Original Message----- From: Laurent Mirguet To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05.06.02 15:51 Subject: auto-fill-mode problems while typing javadoc Hello, I use (auto-fill-mode) as a minor mode for JDE. When I type the javadoc description for a class, and when this mode provoques a carriage-return, I get a * at the beginning of the new line which is correctly indented. This is quite nice. But when I type the javadoc description for a method, I don't get the same behaviour : the * doesn't appear automaticaly. Is there something that I can do to fix that ? Is this the normal behaviour ? I use : Linux Redhat 7.3 emacs 21.2.1 jde 2.2.9beta9.1 ecb-1.70 eieio-0.17beta4 elib-1.0 semantic-1.4beta14 speedbar-0.13a Thank you Laurent Mirguet