GNU bug report logs - #5438
23.0.94; auto-fill-mode behaves strangely with periods near end of line

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Elnatan Reisner <elnatanbcr <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:14:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Elnatan Reisner <elnatanbcr <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 5438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5438: 23.0.94; auto-fill-mode behaves strangely with periods near end of line
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:07:24 -0500

> I am confused by how auto-fill deals with periods near the end of the
> line.  It seems that the determination of where to wrap is based not
> only on spaces, but also on periods.  That is, auto-fill seems to
> search for the final space before the last column, but if that space
> is preceded by a period, it looks back for the preceding space, and so
> on.  I notice this

I think you're seeing another feature of the system:
sentence-end-double-space.  It's usd among other things to prevent
wrapping the line right after "e.g." or "Mr." and things like that.


        Stefan
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