Re: [O] Feature request: shrink according to alignment (was Re: Org table columns without width cookies get shrunk on TAB)

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

Julius Dittmar <address@hidden> writes:

> I think what the OP really would like is something like this: remove
> leading whitespace until everything can be displayed or no more leading
> whitespace remains, then truncate at the end if necessary. That way as
> much meaningful contents as possible is displayed. At least that's what
> I would wish in this situation.

I understand the idea, but the implementation seems tricky. It means Org
may sometimes have to hide characters on both sides of a field. and
sometimes not. It doesn't sound visually appealing.

I may be wide off the mark, tho. Do you have some specifications in
mind, or at least some examples?

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou