Re: A visibility (ellipsis) problem with `C-c .'

[pinard@iro.umontreal.ca (François Pinard)]

Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> writes:

> François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:

>> Consider a header having many sub-headers, and which is closed.  So I
>> only see that header, followed by an ellipsis at the end of that line.
>> On that header, command `C-c .' turns the initial star (or string
>> thereof) into a dash.

> I don't understand: C-c . does org-time-stamp

Oops, Nick, sorry!  I meant `C-c -' (a dash, not a period).

>> Now, I see an item with the same text as the previous header, still
>> followed by an ellipsis at the end of that line.  Now, TAB has no
>> effect: it does not expand the ellipsis into the previous contents
>> (the minibuffer writes "EMPTY ENTRY", which is likely improper)
>> 
>> So I have to fight a tiny bit for being able to edit the contents.  I go
>> one level up, collapse then expand, and everything becomes OK.

François