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6 Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do I re-indent the whole file?

A. Visit the file and hit C-x h to mark the whole buffer. Then hit ESC C-\ to re-indent the entire region which you’ve just marked. Or just enter M-x vhdl-indent-buffer.

Q. How do I re-indent the entire function?

A. Hit ESC C-h to mark the entire function. Then hit ESC C-\ to re-indent the entire region which you’ve just marked.

Q. How do I re-indent the current block?

A. First move to the brace which opens the block with ESC C-u, then re-indent that expression with ESC C-q.

Q. How do I re-indent the current statement?

A. First move to the beginning of the statement with ESC a, then re-indent that expression with ESC C-q.

Q. I put (vhdl-set-offset 'statement-cont 0) in my .emacs file but I get an error saying that vhdl-set-offset’s function definition is void.

A. This means that VHDL Mode wasn’t loaded into your Emacs session by the time the vhdl-set-offset call was reached, mostly likely because VHDL Mode is being autoloaded. Instead of putting the vhdl-set-offset line in your top-level .emacs file, put it in your vhdl-mode-hook, or simply add the following to the top of your .emacs file:

(require 'vhdl-mode)

See the sample .emacs file Sample Init File for details.