vhdl-mode: Frequently Asked Questions
6 Frequently Asked Questions
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*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.
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