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Re: [O] Semantics of 'C-c -' and massively-indented lists
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Huy |
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Re: [O] Semantics of 'C-c -' and massively-indented lists |
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Sat, 28 May 2011 07:09:06 -0700 |
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 02:29:07PM +0200, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Huy <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > The effects of converting from headline to list with 'C-c -' and back
> > to 'C-c *' don't behave as I'd expect. The indentation levels seem all
> > wrong, no matter how you look at it.
>
> I have pushed a patch that should go in the right direction. See below.
>
> > What I would like is a LEVEL=1 list, properly indented along with the
> > rest of the body text.
> >
> > If org-adapt-indentation is t, then I would expect to see:
>
> > ***** Headline
> > - Converted Line
>
> > where the '-' is aligned with the 'H' of the above headline, at the
> > same column where any body text would start if I hit <TAB> in a line
> > after Headline (if there were no list).
> >
> > And if org-adapt-indentation is nil, then I would expect to see:
>
> > ***** Headline
> > - Converted Line
>
> Fixed.
>
>
> > In fact, if I take the list and I try to convert it back to a headline
> > with 'C-c *', it doesn't even matter how many spaces there are in
> > front of the '-': it's always converted to a LEVEL=5 headline because
> > the parent is LEVEL=4:
>
> This is the intended behavior.
>
> > Things look especially weird when org-indent-mode is turned on, since
> > you have a mixture of "visual" indentation and hard space indentation.
> > I would expect a 'C-c -' to insert no hard spaces at all and leave
> > everything in column 0 and let the visual-line-mode adjust the
> > display.
>
> Fixed. It's the same as the first case, as org-indent-mode sets
> org-adapt-indentation to nil.
>
> > Now, what happens when we convert the previous example back by using
> > 'C-c *'? We get a LEVEL-4 headline.
>
> > ***** Headline LEVEL=3
> > - Converted Line LEVEL=4
>
> > becomes
>
> > ***** Headline LEVEL=3
> > ******* Converted Line LEVEL=4
>
> > The operations are not symmetric because somehow the LEVEL was
> > incremented.
>
> Operations are not symmetric because lists and headlines are not
> equivalent objects.
>
>
> > In most cases, 'C-c *' acts sanely. It acts weird when there is no
> > Headline above a list item and you try to convert to a Headline.
> > Again, in 'odd' mode.
>
> > - Converted Line LEVEL=1 (alone without parent)
>
> > becomes
>
> > ** Converted Line LEVEL=1.5 (alone without parent)
> >
> > Yes, that's a decimal. It's trying to hide in the cracks.
>
> Fixed.
>
> Please report back if something is still wrong. Thank you.
Perfect behavior! Exactly what I was expecting.
The only problem is a typo 'skip-blank' instead of 'skip-blanks'
Thanks a lot for the quick turnaround!
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Nicolas Goaziou
>