Version 1.0.0 of package Expand-Region has just been released in GNU ELPA. You can now find it in M-x list-packages RET.
Expand-Region describes itself as: =========================================== Increase selected region by semantic units. =========================================== More at https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/expand-region.html ## Summary: Expand region increases the selected region by semantic units. Just keep pressing the key until it selects what you want. An example: (setq alphabet-start "abc def") With the cursor at the `c`, it starts by marking the entire word `abc`, then expand to the contents of the quotes `abc def`, then to the entire quote `"abc def"`, then to the contents of the sexp `setq alphabet-start "abc def"` and finally to the entire sexp. You can set it up like this: (require 'expand-region) (global-set-key (kbd "C-=") 'er/expand-region) There's also `er/contract-region` if you expand too far. ## Video You can [watch an intro to expand-region at Emacs Rocks](http://emacsrocks.com/e09.html). ## Language support ## Recent NEWS: [Not available 🙁]
