How to format emacs like Scrivener/other writing software with
paragraph indents?
reddit / emacs

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linustorvlads · 2022-02-11 21:53

I currently use doom emacs. I've been searching for hours but can't
figure out a way to do this.

I'm looking for a way to write that

* automatically adds paragraph indents to new lines when I press Enter
but doesn't indent the entire text block (like in Scrivener, word,
etc.)
* Formats it nicely like a fiction novel when I export it to pdf

I would like it to look like Composition mode in Scrivener or in
Manuskript (I tried Manuskript but found it very slow, so I moved over
to Emacs). I've tried almost every built-in paragraph/indent mode,
Olivetti, and Writeroom Mode, but none of them seem to work.

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doolio_ · 2022-02-11 23:21

Similar request for help that may be of help to you too:

https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/sgaxf7/paragraph_indent_for_no
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linustorvlads · 2022-02-12 05:20

Ah, yeah, I tried that earlier, but I don't know where to place the
solution. I tried to make it a local file variable, but that didn't
seem to work. Would you happen to know in which file to place the
solution?

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tecosaur · 2022-02-12 07:00

Frankly, this probably doesn't currently exist. Writing in org-mode
then some custom code adding overlays at the start of paragraphs would
probably be your best bet, even though it's certainly more work than
just enabling a mode.

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tecosaur · 2022-02-12 07:01

That said, if you export to PDF using LaTeX, you can have the output
be in this style with the paragraphs being blank-line seperated.

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doolio_ · 2022-02-12 09:38

I would have thought in your init file.

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[deleted] · 2022-02-12 14:08

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sashasup · 2022-02-12 17:07

Doesn’t work for me either, I’ve looked this up so many times and
can’t find anything