Re: org-forward-sentence moving by paragraphs, not sentences?

[Roland Tarver]

Hi Tomas,


On 17/03/17 14:45, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 11:50:34AM +0000, Roland Tarver wrote:
> > Hello All!
> >
> > First post here :-)  Fairly new to emacs - please be gentle with me! haha.
> Don't worry. Lots of civilised folks around here ;-)

Phew! Thats lucky ;-) haha

> > I am using org-mode (which is just amazing!) and I seem to be having
> > trouble with moving forward and backward by sentences.
> >
> > The M-e key is bound to org-forward-sentence and the M-a key is
> > bound to org-backward-sentence. However, when I press these keys the
> > point moves backward or forward by paragraph, not by sentence.
> >
> > In an effort to exclude incorrect key bindings, I have run the
> > functions using M-x org-forward-sentence and M-x
> > org-backward-sentence. This has the same result - moves by
> > paragraphs only.
> >
> > These results have occurred in the org file that I am working with
> > at present. Interestingly, M-e and M-a work as they should whilst
> > moving through the online tutorial (C-h t). The tutorial buffer
> > opens in fundamental mode. I have opened my org file in fundamental
> > too - still the problem persists.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> Yes. The sentence is in the eye of the beholder :-)
>
> Just type in C-h f and then forward-sentence <RET>. You get the help
> text for that function (I guess you already did). Now this has a
> reference to the variable "sentence-end", which is customizable
> (but don't let customize sirens detour your boat: hold to the mast).

... I'm hanging on ^^ ...

> Go to sentence-end's doco (C-h v ...). Its default value is the
> result of invoking the function (sentence-end) which (on my system,
> at least) is... (ohmygod, that looks ugly ;-)
>
> Anyway it's some punctuation followed by *more* than one space.
>
> Judging by your mail you come from a culture which (like mine)
> tends to terminate sentences by just a dot and *one* space. That's
> not enough for `sentence-end's default value..
>
> That's, of course all my guess, but perhaps it sets you off into
> the right direction.

You guessed correctly! Thank you very much for your help. I am not yet 
proficient with emac's help system. I did not even know you could get 
descriptions of variables. O well, I guess I have to start somewhere. 
Thankfully I know enough to make daily use of emacs; and thus learn as I 
work...

Your comments helped me fix the "problem", thank you.

Best wishes
Roly :-)

> Regards
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