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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: org-mode 7.5, save-excursion does not work in tables
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:31:33 +0530
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> Hello
>
> I want a simple function which allows me to insert a new row
> before I wrap a region. (Because otherwise rows which
> already contain information get disordered.)
>
> Like
>
> (defun my-org-wrap-cell ()
>   (interactive)
>   (save-excursion
> 	(progn
> 	  (org-table-insert-row 1)
> 	  (org-table-wrap-region nil))))
>
> However the save excursion does not work: the  cursor even jumps
> outside the table.

Have you looked at markers?

http://www.gnu.org/s/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Markers.html#Markers

Basicall you will put a marker, prettify the buffer, jump to the marker
and free it.

M-x apropos RET marker shows a bunch of files (including org) that use
markers.

>
> Example 
>
>
> | Nombre | | Qual | Comment |
> | Jim Miller | | | % Some very long text: UB:23.06.2011 Wrong: instead
> | of t use the third component of the vecto |
> | John Smith | | | Not much |
> |------------+---+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>
> The wrap function does this 
> | Nombre | | Qual | Comment |
> | Jim Miller | | | % Some very long text: UB:23.06.2011 Wrong: |
> | John Smith | | | instead of t use the third component of the vecto
> | Not much |
> |------------+---+------+------------------------------------------------------------|
>
> Instead of 
>
>
> | Nombre     |   | Qual | Comment                                           |
> | Jim Miller |   |      | % Some very long text: UB:23.06.2011 Wrong:       |
> |            |   |      | instead of t use the third component of the vecto |
> | John Smith |   |      | Not much                                          |
> |------------+---+------+---------------------------------------------------|

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