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Re: emacs mungs colons

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From: Greg A. Woods
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 21:56
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[ On Tue, September 13, 1994 at 03:19:46 (-0400), Andre van Meulebrouck wrote: ]
> Subject: emacs mungs colons
>
> Filling causes a loss of a space after colons, which I want 2 spaces
> after (since, it is my understanding that colons are supposed to have
> 2 spaces after them).  In text mode, emacs should leave 2 spaces after
> colons if the user puts them, and one if the user used only 1 (there
> are times when making enumerations/lists or other such things that you
> want only one space--should be the user's option).

I'll second that opinion!  Please make it so!

-- 
						Greg A. Woods

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From: woods@kuma.web.net (Greg A. Woods)
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Subject: Re: emacs mungs colons
Date: 16 Sep 1994 17:56:51 -0400
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