GNU bug report logs - #16763
24.3.50; electric-indent annoyance: C-j doesn't indent

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "T. V. Raman" <tv.raman.tv <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:09:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 19272

Found in versions 24.3.50, 25.0.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: raman <tv.raman.tv <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16763 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16763: 24.3.50; electric-indent annoyance: C-j doesn't indent
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:16:22 -0500

> The documentation for electric-mode indicates that indentation
> will be invoked when you type any of the chars in
> electric-indent-chars

Actually, it's when you self-insert-command a char in electric-indent-chars.
Both C-j and RET call self-insert-command indirectly after fiddling to
force them both to insert ?\n.

In any case, if you prefer the old behavior, just disable
electric-indent-mode.


        Stefan
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