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From: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org
Subject: Re: partial citation in very wide reply
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 15:02:10 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m27iqyqpzx.fsf@sl392.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3myzvt57l.fsf.nfl.676e7573.00@tuxie.inware.org>

----- Nelson Ferreira (2007-05-24) wrote:-----

> "Leo" == Leo  <sdl.web@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>   Leo> Dear all,
>   Leo> It seems one cannot partially cite a message when doing very wide
>   Leo> reply. Is this a missing feature or a bug?
>
> Hi Leo,
>
> I usually cite then ellide the uninteresting parts by marking the block
> then C-c C-e.

I use this feature sometimes. However it is easier if we can reply to a
certain text when we are reading it. Because after yanking the whole
message into the mail buffer, it takes time to get to the right place.

> I use supercite (not sure if the stock Gnus citation works the same),
>I can yank the text from the article, as one would copy a block of text
>between buffers then C-c C-p c -> sc-cite-region. However since I
>tipically cite everything then ellide, someone may have some better
>method.

I found 'R' and 'F' honor partial citation but not 'S v' or 'S w'.

-- 
Leo <sdl.web AT gmail.com>                         (GPG Key: 9283AA3F)

  reply	other threads:[~2007-05-24 14:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.1105.1179957903.32220.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2007-05-24  0:50 ` Nelson Ferreira
2007-05-24 14:02   ` Leo [this message]
2007-05-24 14:28     ` Austin Frank
2007-05-24 15:58       ` Leo
2007-05-23 21:42 Leo
2007-09-13 22:59 ` Leo
     [not found] ` <mailman.827.1189724495.18990.info-gnus-english@gnu.org>
2007-11-23 20:21   ` doujikai
2007-11-23 20:33     ` Exal de Jesus Garcia Carrillo

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