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itome/smart-backspace

A simple package to enable intellij like backspace in Emacs.
Source code at GitHub https://github.com/itome/smart-backspace
itome/smart-backspace.json
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Smart backspace

Section titled “Smart backspace”

MELPA Emacs

A simple package to enable intellij like backspace in Emacs.

How it works

Section titled “How it works”

smart-backspace delete white spaces to previous line indentation.

class Some {




  |void someFunc() {
  ↑ carret here
  }
}

↓ press smart-backspace command once

class Some {


  |void someFunc() {
  }
}

↓ press smart-backspace command again

class Some {
  |void someFunc() {
  }
}

Installation

Section titled “Installation”

package can be available in melpa. just M-x package-install smart-backspace and bind smart-backspace

set keybinds to your favorite key.

Section titled “set keybinds to your favorite key.”
(require 'smart-backspace)
(global-set-key [?\C-?] 'smart-backspace)

for evil users

Section titled “for evil users”
(require 'smart-backspace)
(define-key evil-insert-state-map [?\C-?] 'smart-backspace)