(center-line): New arg NLINES.

Do nothing for lines that are too wide.

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/text-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/text-mode.el
index aa4e2fc9790fa5e5ad8d682f314d2197493919a2..2dd825187ced6591e6b33ad0a483e1f51b54bec9 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/textmodes/text-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/text-mode.el
@@ -141,20 +141,32 @@ See `center-line' for more info."
            (center-line))
        (forward-line 1)))))
 
-(defun center-line ()
+(defun center-line (&optional nlines)
   "Center the line point is on, within the width specified by `fill-column'.
 This means adjusting the indentation so that it equals
-the distance between the end of the text and `fill-column'."
-  (interactive)
-  (save-excursion
-    (let ((lm (current-left-margin))
-         line-length)
-      (beginning-of-line)
-      (delete-horizontal-space)
-      (end-of-line)
-      (delete-horizontal-space)
-      (setq line-length (current-column))
-      (indent-line-to 
-       (+ lm (/ (- fill-column lm line-length) 2))))))
+the distance between the end of the text and `fill-column'.
+The argument NLINES says how many lines to center."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (if nlines (setq nlines (prefix-numeric-value nlines)))
+  (while (not (eq nlines 0))
+    (save-excursion
+      (let ((lm (current-left-margin))
+           line-length)
+       (beginning-of-line)
+       (delete-horizontal-space)
+       (end-of-line)
+       (delete-horizontal-space)
+       (setq line-length (current-column))
+       (if (> (- fill-column lm line-length) 0)
+           (indent-line-to 
+            (+ lm (/ (- fill-column lm line-length) 2))))))
+    (cond ((null nlines)
+          (setq nlines 0))
+         ((> nlines 0)
+          (setq nlines (1- nlines))
+          (forward-line 1))
+         ((< nlines 0)
+          (setq nlines (1+ nlines))
+          (forward-line -1)))))
 
 ;;; text-mode.el ends here