[mew-int 01882] Re: bad behaviour of M-q

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > Consider this line:
> > 
> >        This is some text which uses the greater than sign `>' in some text.
> > 
> > Assuming value 70 for fill-common, press M-q and you get this:
> > 
> >        This is some text which uses the greater than sign `>' in some
> > 							   >text.
> 
> This is intentional.

I know, but...

> Since ">" is the quote mark, Mew sets comment-start to ">". 

The logic where to apply this during the execution of M-q is not optimal.

> This is hard coding at this moment. If you wish, I will make it
> customizable.

Maybe some rules help to improve the behaviour.  Right now these
suggestions come to my mind:

  . If `>' appears in column 12 or greater, don't treat it as
    comment-start.  This ad-hoc value should be customizable.

  . If `>' appears in column 1-11, test the previous and next line
    whether we also have `>' at the same position.

  . Provide a new command within mew, say, C-M-q, which is the same as
    M-q in text mode, and which ignores `>'.


     Werner