Re: [Orgmode] [PATCH] Change C-' behaviour on #+TBLFM: line

[Carsten Dominik]

Hi Torsten,

applied with minor changes.  Thanks!

- Carsten

On Nov 19, 2010, at 9:49 AM, Torsten Wagner wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Short description:
>
> I recently started to use tables in org-mode. Having the pointer  
> inside
> the the table and pressing C-c' I can enter the formula buffer.
> However, placing the pointer on the #+TBLFM: line C-c' results in  
> "Find
> file or URL:".
>
> If even more people believe this is confusing, I would suggest to  
> switch
> the behaviour. C-c' on a #+TBLFM: line should open up the formular  
> buffer.
>
> Longer Explanation:
>
> For small changes of the formula I often edit the #+TBLFM: line
> directly. If things went more complex or get messed, I press C-c' to
> enter the formula buffer. However, at this time my pointer is  
> located at
> the #+TBLFM: line.
>
> The associated call function for C-c' is:
>
> org-edit-special
>
> This function calls
>
> org-table-edit-formulas
>
> in case the point is located inside the table and
>
> ffap aka find-file-at-point
>
> in all other cases (omitting the cases for source code and include  
> lines
> here for simplicity)
>
> Thus pressing C-c' at #+TBLFM ends up with the request for a file or  
> a URL.
>
> In my opinion org-edit-special needs another case to look out for
> #+TBLFM or resp. combine this with the case to call
> `org-table-edit-formulas'.
>
> Please find below a patch for that.
>
> -------patch--------begin--------
>
> diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
> index 023e019..a7e4d33 100644
> --- a/lisp/org.el
> +++ b/lisp/org.el
> @@ -17259,7 +17259,9 @@ When in an #+include line, visit the include
> file.  Otherwise call
>    ((org-edit-fixed-width-region))
>    ((org-at-table.el-p)
>     (org-edit-src-code))
> -   ((org-at-table-p)
> +   ((or (org-at-table-p) (save-excursion
> +      (beginning-of-line 1)
> +      (looking-at "[ \t]*#\\+TBLFM")))
>     (call-interactively 'org-table-edit-formulas))
>    (t (call-interactively 'ffap))))
>
> -------patch--------end---------
>
> This is my very first public org-mode patch and my very first hack in
> vital org-mode elisp code. Thus, don't laugh or blame to much.... :)
>
> Best regards
> Torsten
>
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