Helm: How to add empty lines?

Helm: How to add empty lines?

[Tory S. Anderson]

I keep running in to this fairly severe problem with Helm, particularly in conjunction with other modes: frequently I need to just enter an empty line (org mode: resetting an item's tags; bookmark+: ending tag input; directory search: just open the directory, not files; the list goes on and on). But there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to do this. Help!

Helm needs the ability to add empty entries, not just auto-filled suggestions. 

Re: Helm: How to add empty lines?

[Eric Abrahamsen]

torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:

> I keep running in to this fairly severe problem with Helm,
> particularly in conjunction with other modes: frequently I need to
> just enter an empty line (org mode: resetting an item's tags;
> bookmark+: ending tag input; directory search: just open the
> directory, not files; the list goes on and on). But there doesn't seem
> to be an obvious way to do this. Help!
>
> Helm needs the ability to add empty entries, not just auto-filled suggestions. 

Usually its C-RET to input an empty value. Give that a shot?

Re: Helm: How to add empty lines?

[Tory S. Anderson]

Beautiful; it works. Funny I couldn't find that listed anywhere. Thanks!

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:
>
>> I keep running in to this fairly severe problem with Helm,
>> particularly in conjunction with other modes: frequently I need to
>> just enter an empty line (org mode: resetting an item's tags;
>> bookmark+: ending tag input; directory search: just open the
>> directory, not files; the list goes on and on). But there doesn't seem
>> to be an obvious way to do this. Help!
>>
>> Helm needs the ability to add empty entries, not just auto-filled suggestions. 
>
> Usually its C-RET to input an empty value. Give that a shot?

Re: Helm: How to add empty lines?

[Michael Heerdegen]

torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:

> Beautiful; it works. Funny I couldn't find that listed
> anywhere. Thanks!

The info is in the mode-line.  Most people don't seem to expect that
info there though.

Re: Helm: How to add empty lines?

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:

> torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:
>
>> Beautiful; it works. Funny I couldn't find that listed
>> anywhere. Thanks!
>
> The info is in the mode-line.  Most people don't seem to expect that
> info there though.

It's true Helm puts way more information in the mode line than most
other packages. "C-c ?" usually also gets you a command-specific help
page. One could also wish for an Info manual, but that might be getting
a bit greedy :)

Re: Helm: How to add empty lines?

[Tory S. Anderson]

Speaking of info manuals, I admit I've wondered why Helm doesn't use the usual help facilities emacs offers; why the funny interface/formatting/browsing method all its own? 

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
>
>> torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes:
>>
>>> Beautiful; it works. Funny I couldn't find that listed
>>> anywhere. Thanks!
>>
>> The info is in the mode-line.  Most people don't seem to expect that
>> info there though.
>
> It's true Helm puts way more information in the mode line than most
> other packages. "C-c ?" usually also gets you a command-specific help
> page. One could also wish for an Info manual, but that might be getting
> a bit greedy :)