[m-rev.] new extras program

[Peter Wang]

On Sat, 09 Jul 2016 13:18:27 +0200 (CEST), "Zoltan Somogyi" <zoltan.somogyi at runbox.com> wrote:
> For my recent diff to the runtime, I used the attached program
> to align the backslashes at the ends of macro definition lines
> and the */ signs at the ends of /* */ comments.
> 
> Basically, it looks for blocks of lines that all end with the same string
> (which is "\\" or "*/" in the two cases above), and pads those lines
> with spaces before the pattern to make the patterns line up in the block.
> It has options that allow the user to specify the minimum and maximum
> column for the pattern. The minimum is to make different blocks align
> visually if they wouldn't otherwise. The maximum is to prevent a single line
> that exceeds the preferred page width from taking all the other lines
> in its block over the page width as well.
> 
> I think it would be a good idea to add the program to the extras, but
> I think it needs a better name, such as right_align, or right_align_block.
> Any ideas?
> 
> I know it also needs more documentation; that will come after
> the name.

I have been using this program for years
http://thomasjensen.com/software/tal/

Not that I mind if you want to add yours to extras.

Peter