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Re: Why does 'M-a' not move to the beginning of the sentence?


From: Slawomir Nowaczyk
Subject: Re: Why does 'M-a' not move to the beginning of the sentence?
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:28:46 +0200

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:50:24 +0200
Henrik Andersson <h.andersson@nioo.knaw.nl> wrote:

#> >>One question, why does M-a and M-e not move to beginning/end of 
#> >>sentences, but paragraphs, when the description clearly says that they 
#> >>are moving around sentences. Are there a different function that will do 
#> >>this?

#> > See `C-h f forward-sentence RET' and `C-h v sentence-end RET'.

#> Ok, I read but do not fully understand, does it mean I need two
#> spaces separating sentences?

If your value of sentence-end-double-space is non-nil, then yes. If
you don't want to end your sentences with two spaces, just customise
this variable: M-x customize-variable RET sentence-end-double-space

-- 
 Best wishes,
   Slawomir Nowaczyk
     ( slawomir.nowaczyk.847@student.lu.se )

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