Re: Provide numerical argument to indent-rigidly-right

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 13.11.21 um 13:38 schrieb Robert Pluim:
> Try calling it with a prefix arg (including a negative one)
>
> Robert
Calling with negative arg

M-- 4 indent-rigidly RET has no effect here. Bug?

Also

docstring says:


If called interactively with no prefix argument, activate a
transient mode in which the indentation can be adjusted interactively
by typing <left>, <right>, S-<left>, or S-<right>.
Typing any other key exits this mode, and this key is then
acted upon as normally.


That's too complex for such a simple thing.


Andreas

> On Sat, Nov 13, 2021, 13:18 Andreas Röhler 
> <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de <mailto:andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>> 
> wrote:
>
>
>     Am 13.11.21 um 11:03 schrieb Robert Pluim:
>     >>>>>> On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:17:45 +0100, Andreas Röhler
>     <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de
>     <mailto:andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>> said:
>     >      Andreas> Hi,
>     >      Andreas> what about providing a numerical argument to
>     indent-rigidly-right
>     >
>     > What's wrong with `indent-rigidly'?
>     >
>     > Robert
>
>
>     Here M-x indent-rigidly RET doesn't indent at all, but sends a
>     message:
>
>     Indent region with <left>, <right>, S-<left>, or S-<right>.
>
>
>     That's not as simple as it could be.
>
>     Also, if once selected right, not being asked next time. How to
>     indent
>     left then?
>
>     Probably there is a docu...
>
>     However, IMO a command indenting left or right should not need much
>     docu, it should just do it.
>
>     Thus indent-rigidly seems not first choice as a caller.
>
>
>     Andreas
>
>     being at GNU Emacs 29.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+
>     Version
>     2.24.32, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2021-10-14