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23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature

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From: Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:47:30 -0500

Emacs is very good for editing text, but in order to count the number
of words in my article, I have to use the 'wc' command.

I feel like this should be integrated.

I would expect to be able to do M-x word-count-region and have it return
the number of words in the buffer or selection.

---
Matt Lee
Campaigns Manager
Free Software Foundation

Message #8 received at 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
To: Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>
Cc: 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:21:30 +0100

Hi Matt,

Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org> writes:

> I would expect to be able to do M-x word-count-region and have it return
> the number of words in the buffer or selection.

You already can do M-| wc RET, which is even shorter.

-- 
 Bastien

Message #11 received at 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
Cc: Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>, 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:03:26 +0100

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> You already can do M-| wc RET, which is even shorter.
>

That solution depends on the platform. So, for example on Windows
doesn't work, because "ws" command doesn't exists.


_______

Dani.

Message #14 received at 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>
Cc: 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:29:56 -0500

Matt Lee wrote:

> I would expect to be able to do M-x word-count-region and have it return
> the number of words in the buffer or selection.

Perhaps we could install this version

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-09/msg01029.html

Message #17 received at 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>, 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:46:04 +0100

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> Matt Lee wrote:
>
>> I would expect to be able to do M-x word-count-region and have it return
>> the number of words in the buffer or selection.
>
> Perhaps we could install this version
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-09/msg01029.html

The buffer function forgots to widen.

Message #20 received at 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
To: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>, 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:57:25 +0100

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> wrote:
>> Matt Lee wrote:
>>
>>> I would expect to be able to do M-x word-count-region and have it return
>>> the number of words in the buffer or selection.
>>
>> Perhaps we could install this version
>>
>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-09/msg01029.html
>
> The buffer function forgots to widen.

No need to widen a region narrowed to (point-min) and (point-max)?

-- 
 Bastien

Message #23 received at 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Matt Lee <mattl <at> fsf.org>, 7375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:26:00 +0100

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:57 AM, Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org> wrote:
> Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> wrote:
>>> Matt Lee wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would expect to be able to do M-x word-count-region and have it return
>>>> the number of words in the buffer or selection.
>>>
>>> Perhaps we could install this version
>>>
>>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-09/msg01029.html
>>
>> The buffer function forgots to widen.
>
> No need to widen a region narrowed to (point-min) and (point-max)?

Those return the min/max of the narrowed buffer.

Another option than widening is just changing the doc string of
count-words-buffer.

Message #28 received at 7375-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 7375-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7375: 23.1; Emacs does not have a word count feature
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:48:44 -0500

Version: 24.1

Added M-x count-words-region.

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