10.4 Text Mode

Text mode is a major mode for editing files of text in a human language.

To explicitly switch to Text mode, type:

M-x text-mode

In Text mode, only blank lines and page delimiters separate paragraphs.

Paragraphs can be indented, and adaptive filling determines what indentation to use when filling a paragraph.

indent-for-tab-command (‘TAB’)

In ‘Text’ mode, the ‘TAB’ (indent-for-tab-command) command usually inserts whitespace up to the next tab stop, instead of indenting the current line.

‘Text’ mode turns off the features concerned with comments except when you explicitly invoke them.

It changes the syntax table so that apostrophes are considered part of words

• Paragraph-Indent Text Mode
• Command @code{ispell-complete-word}