Re: Define Key for: Select paragraph, join lines, autowrap margins

Hi Roger!

On Fr, 07 Okt 2011, Roger wrote:

> > On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 11:39:57AM +0100, Marcin Szamotulski wrote:
> >On 20:15 Thu 06 Oct , Roger wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 07:36:45PM -0800, Roger wrote:
> >> >Here's something I've been looking for how to do for a long time now.
> >> >
> >> >Select a paragraph with uneven line counts past right margin, and
> >> >re-justify the text in respect to margins.
> >> >
> >> >map <F9> vipJQQ<CR>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Puts in 'v' visual mode, 'ip' selects the (inner) paragraph under the
> >> >cursor, 'J' joins all the lines of the selected paragraph into one line,
> >> >and 'Q' for re-wrap the text in respects to the margins.
> >> >
> >> >(For some reason, I had to specify 'Q' twice?)
> >> >
> >> >Works sweetly now for email! Now tell me, something like this is already
> >> >created for VIM.
> >>
> >> I've done some testing with the above and adding the following might also be
> >> also be wise as I'm usually in edit mode.
> >>
> >> imap <F9> <ESC>vipJQQ<CR>
> >>
> >>
> >> However, if I'm replying to an EMail, the prefixed line of ">" (ie. see
> >> above), will be included within the line rejoining, further embedding the
> >> line prefix char into the lines.
> >>
> >> I'm guessing something like search/replace (or maybe even GAWK) to first,
> >> detect a char prefixed line, then strip the char and add the prefix after
> >> reformatting is completed on an EMail.
> >>
> >> -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/
> >>
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> >
> >For me this works well:
> >map <F9> vipgw
> >imap <F9> <Esc>vipgqa " will end in insert mode again.
> >and it will not mess the lines which start with >.
> >
> >Best,
> >Marcin
>
> I tried your suggestion and your key sequence is still mangling the email line
> prefix (>).
>
> FYI: I'm using Mutt with VIM as the email editor.

Check you 'fo' settings. Mine is currently set to:
:set fo?
tcqlaw

regards,
Christian
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