[Erc-help] ERC questions

[Tim F. <tim...@ya...>]

I just downloaded 'erc-2.93' and used it under both emacs-21.1 and
emacs-21.3.50.1 with similar results; let me enumerate,

 In my .emacs I have the following settings

     (autoload 'erc-select "erc" "IRC client." t)
     (eval-after-load "erc"
       '(progn
          (require 'erc-fill)
          (require 'erc-ring)
          (require 'erc-button)
          (add-hook 'erc-mode-hook (lambda () (abbrev-mode 1)))))
     (add-hook 'erc-insert-modify-hook 'erc-fill)
     (add-hook 'erc-send-modify-hook 'erc-fill)
     ;; (add-hook 'erc-mode-hook 'erc-add-scroll-to-bottom)
     ;; (setq erc-timestamp-format "[%H:%M] ")

 1. The "scroll-to-bottom" (commented line) doesn't seem to work or
    really make any noticeable difference.

 2. If I include the "timestamp-format" the 'filling' gets screwed-up,

    I go from (correct view),

      <name_long> bla bla bla bla
                  bla bla
      <name> bleh bleh bleh bleh
             bleh bleh

    to (incorrect view - note line-wrap alignment),

      [11:15] <name_long> bla bla bla bla
              bla bla
      [11:16] <name> bleh bleh bleh bleh
              bleh bleh

    Note how the "bla" and "bleh" (text) no longer lines up as before.
    Any way to have the timestamp and also have the proper initial
    alignment ?

 3. I tend to use "auto-fill-mode" and so I never opt to use the horizontal
    scrolling (ie. I don't set or use "auto-hscroll-mode" -- I don't like it);
    so here's my question.  Is there any setting that I could invoke which
    would let me get the same affect of "auto-fill-mode" but not have my
    posts appear as though they are multiple lines.  In other words, I would
    love to see ERC be able to line-wrap my text as I enter it (before I press
    ENTER) and appear as one line.

    So it should look like this,

      <my_name> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
                blu blu blu blu blu blu blu
                blo blo blo blo

    instead of (note multiple lines),

      <my_name> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
      <my_name> blu blu blu blu blu blu blu
      <my_name> blo blo blo blo

    Without "auto-fill-mode" which ERC notes not to use (or horizontal
    scrolling which I dread), any long lines that I type scroll to the
    right of the screen without me seeing what I'm typing (unless I keep
    'C-x >' (scroll-left)).  How can I get in effect "auto-fill-mode" type
    of behavior but have the Carriage-Returns stripped ?

Thanks all for your help (do please CC any replies)

 .tf.


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