[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> hi this is slightly off topic. I have been playing with emacs for a few days
> now.
>
> what I wan't to do is restrict the length of a text column to 73 letters. so
> when typing it should automaitcally put an end of line character (return)
> after 73 rd character is reached.
>
> I can do this in vi (after i finish all the typing) like this
>
> :set tw=73
>
> then gq and the region i want to format.
>
> I tried this in the viper mode (vi emulation) of emacs at runlevel 3, but it
> dosen't execute the gq command.
>
Try typing Ctrl-u nn Ctrl-f where nn is your desired column width.
Ralph
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