Re: Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-22 Fir de Conversatie Ben Schmidt
> The terms "left align" and "right align" are often used as > alternatives to "flush left" and "flush right", but where I was, > "align" referred to blocks like tables, diagrams, or a block of text. Mmm. I think that's still the case in DTP circles--alignment refers to the relationship between o

Re: Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-22 Fir de Conversatie James Vega
On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 04:10:27PM +0200, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > Vim isn't able to add variable numbers of spaces between words to make the > text come out justified (i.e., flush on both margins). It might, in some > cases, be possible to justify monospace text this way by means of a script, > bu

Re: Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-22 Fir de Conversatie Teemu Likonen
Tony Mechelynck wrote (2008-08-22 16:10 +0200): > Vim isn't able to add variable numbers of spaces between words to make > the text come out justified (i.e., flush on both margins). It might, > in some cases, be possible to justify monospace text this way by means > of a script, but is it worth i

Re: Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-22 Fir de Conversatie Tony Mechelynck
On 22/08/08 13:34, John Beckett wrote: > Ben Schmidt wrote: >>> "Justify" means to insert variable-width spacing throughOUt >>> the entire line so the left and right margins are aligned. >>> That's how most books and newspaper articles appear. >> And 'right justify' sometimes means this too, as it

RE: Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-22 Fir de Conversatie John Beckett
Ben Schmidt wrote: >> "Justify" means to insert variable-width spacing throughOUt >> the entire line so the left and right margins are aligned. >> That's how most books and newspaper articles appear. > > And 'right justify' sometimes means this too, as it seems it > does in the Vim docs, even thou

Re: Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-22 Fir de Conversatie Ben Schmidt
John Beckett wrote: > Peter Prohaska wrote: >> :help right-justify >> """There is no command in Vim to right justify text. [...]""" > > "Justify" means to insert variable-width spacing throught the entire > line so the left and right margins are aligned. That's how most books > and newspaper arti

RE: Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-21 Fir de Conversatie John Beckett
Peter Prohaska wrote: > :help right-justify > """There is no command in Vim to right justify text. [...]""" "Justify" means to insert variable-width spacing throught the entire line so the left and right margins are aligned. That's how most books and newspaper articles appear. "Right-align" mean

Right-align vs right-justify documentation?

2008-08-21 Fir de Conversatie Peter Prohaska
Hi, the docs tell me that... :help right-justify """There is no command in Vim to right justify text. [...]""" :help :right """Right-align lines in [...]""" Doesn't that mean, that at least 'gq' followd by ':right' would "right- justify" whatever text object? Not sure if i'm missing some subtle