I am running GNU Emacs 27.1 build as x86_64-pc-linux-gnu with GTK+ Version 3.22.30 and cairo version 1.15.10. I have a texinfo file (test.texi attached) where I defined some additional sectioning commands (e.g. @usec, @usebsec). I customarily switch on outline-minor-mode to see the headings. outline-minor-mode gives the possibility to define my own set of headings (e.g. @usec, @usebsec) by setting up "outline-heading-alist". With the default settings I get @node uchapter-amcoh @unnumbered 6 @ Ameliorating Waveform Coherency... Have modified my init file with the following code that resets "outline-heading-alist" to include @usec, @usebsec as headings in addition to @unnumbered (defvar texinfo-hdlevels '( ("@chapter" . 2) ("@section" . 3) ("@subsection" . 4) ("@subsubsection" . 5) ;; -------------------------------------------------- ("@unnumbered" . 2) ("@unnumberedsec" . 3) ("@unnumberedsubsec" . 4) ("@unnumberedsubsubsec" . 5) ;; -------------------------------------------------- ("@appendix" . 2) ("@appendixsec" . 3) ("@appendixsubsec" . 4) ("@appendixsubsubsec" . 5) ;; -------------------------------------------------- ("@majorheading" 2) ;; -------------------------------------------------- ("@chapheading" 2) ("@heading" 3) ("@subheading" 4) ("@subsubheading" 5) ;; -------------------------------------------------- ("@uchap" . 2) ("@usec" . 2) ("@usubsec" . 3) ("@usubsubsec" . 4) )) (setq-local outline-heading-alist texinfo-hdlevels) I was expecting to see the following @node uchapter-amcoh @unnumbered 6 @ Ameliorating Waveform Coherency @usec @value{seclb} Abductive Reasoning... @usec @value{seclb} Parsimony over Complexity... @usubsec @value{seclb} The Claerbout Conjecture... @usec @value{seclb} Correlograms in Helioseismology... @usubsec @value{seclb} Solar Magnetic Cycle and the Interface Dynamo... But I am only seeing @node uchapter-amcoh @unnumbered 6 @ Ameliorating Waveform Coherency... > > I have a variable ‘texinfo-section-list’ whose value is: --------------------- Christopher Dimech General Administrator - Naiad Informatics - GNU Project (Geocomputation) - Geophysical Simulation - Geological Subsurface Mapping - Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation - Natural Resource Exploration and Production - Free Software Advocacy > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 2:35 AM > From: "Yuri Khan" > To: "Christopher Dimech" > Cc: "help-gnu-emacs" > Subject: Re: outline-heading-alist for elisp using ";; * " > > On Wed, 12 May 2021 at 19:43, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > > Some have been trying to set outline-heading-alist fol/lowing the code in "texinfo.el". > > I have also tried to set it up but have not been successful. > > There is a group of people on this list, including you, > michael-franzese, pietru, steve-humphreys, and wael-zwaiter, who seem > to be working on a common project, have various difficulties, and post > requests for assistance that are hard to follow through. > > You state an approach (“I have tried this…”), followed by something > general like “I have not been successful” or “I encountered > difficulties” or “I need assistance”, but it is not readily clear how > to assist you. So you get unhelpful answers or no answers at all. > > The standard assistance request form includes: > > * Your software version(s) and operating system (if you feel it might > be relevant). This is important because if you are using older > software, you won’t be able to use some solutions, or people will say > it just works on newer versions. > * What high-level problem you are trying to solve. This is important > because sometimes people will say your approach is wrong and point you > at a better way to solve it. > * How you are trying to solve it. > * What concrete result you expected. > * What concrete result you observe instead. > > Your above request could look like: > > === > I am on GNU/Linux, running Emacs 27.1. > > I have a variable ‘texinfo-section-list’ whose value is: > > ((chapter 2) (section 3) (subsection 4) (subsubsection 5) > (unnumbered 2) (unnumberedsec 3) (unnumberedsubsec 4) > (unnumberedsubsubsec 5) > (mychapter 2) (mysection 3) (mysubsection 4)) > > (note my custom section macros). > > I want to set up Emacs so that, when I open a texinfo file, > outline-minor-mode is enabled and configured to recognize section > macros listed in ‘texinfo-section-list’ as headings. > > To that end, I’m trying this: > > (defun my-texinfo-outline () > (setq-local outline-heading-alist > (mapcar (lambda (x) (cons (concat "@" (car x)) (cadr x))) > texinfo-section-list)) > (setq-local outline-regexp > (concat (regexp-opt (mapcar 'car outline-heading-alist) t) > "\\>"))) > > (add-hook 'texinfo-mode-hook #'my-texinfo-outline) > > When I open the attached texinfo file, put point on line 42 and press > C-c @ C-d (outline-hide-subtree), I expect the whole section up to > line 68 to be hidden but not further lines, because line 69 has a > custom section header; but Emacs hides everything up to line 86. > === > > (and don’t forget to actually attach a sample file, as short as > possible to demonstrate the problem). >