From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Livin Stephen Sharma Subject: Re: unordered list feature request: new sub-lists automatically switch to different list-character Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 00:44:34 +0530 Message-ID: <433B3BC8-32FC-48EA-9657-3913A1153467@gmail.com> References: <5FA5F8DA-901B-40AF-A35D-DB7FE8580B78@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1679604675==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=33697 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OFXgB-0005Ia-1Z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 21 May 2010 15:14:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OFXg9-0003pm-3y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 21 May 2010 15:14:42 -0400 Received: from mail-px0-f169.google.com ([209.85.212.169]:54907) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OFXg8-0003pi-RZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 21 May 2010 15:14:41 -0400 Received: by pxi12 with SMTP id 12so1299475pxi.0 for ; Fri, 21 May 2010 12:14:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-org-mode-help gnu --===============1679604675== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-14--190669080 --Apple-Mail-14--190669080 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Scott, Juri, thank you for your replies. 'org-list-demote-modify-bullet' is exactly what I was missing. JohnW, BerntH, Carsten, AFAICT, the manual does not mention it? Thanks again! Livin Stephen Sharma On May 21, 2010, at 17:52:46 , Juri Krivov wrote: >=20 >=20 > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Livin Stephen Sharma = wrote: >=20 > Context/Sample org content >=20 > current > **** unordered list > + topA > + innerA1 > + innerA2 > + topB > + innerB1 >=20 >=20 > proposed > **** unordered list > + topA > - innerA1 <--- '-' used automatically instead of '+' > - innerA2 <--- " " " > + topB > - innerB1 <--- " " " >=20 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 >=20 > When creating nested/child lists ('innerX' items) under an existing = list item ('topX' items), > the current behaviour does not make an effort to change the leading = list-denoter character (-,+,*). >=20 > Could a feature be provided where creating a such a child-list would = make this list's items begin with a different list-denoter? >=20 > I find it helps readability (and hence efficiency when working with = lists) when I manually (S-left, S-right) do this. If others agree, = perhaps this could be provided as a built-in feature? >=20 > I don't know lisp, (& it's increasingly looking like it may be time to = *find* the time to learn JJ) so I can't code this myself. >=20 >=20 > There seems to be already a setting that can achieve this. > It was discussed long time ago, here > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/14793/focus=3D15214 > In org-list.el, there is variable org-list-demote-modify-bullet. I = have not tried, > but it looks similar to your request. > Juri --Apple-Mail-14--190669080 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Scott, Juri,
 thank you for your replies.

'org-list-demote-modify-bullet' is exactly what I was missing.

JohnW, BerntH, Carsten,
 AFAICT, the manual does not mention it?

Thanks again!
Livin Stephen Sharma



On May 21, 2010, at 17:52:46 , Juri Krivov wrote:



On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Livin Stephen Sharma <livin.stephen@gmail.com> wrote:

Context/Sample org content

current
**** unordered list
+ topA
  + innerA1
  + innerA2
+ topB
  + innerB1


proposed
**** unordered list
+ topA
  - innerA1 <--- '-' used automatically instead of '+'
  - innerA2 <--- " " "
+ topB
  - innerB1 <--- " " "

-----------------------------------------------------------------


When creating nested/child lists ('innerX' items) under an existing list item ('topX' items),
the current behaviour does not make an effort to change the leading list-denoter character (-,+,*).

Could a feature be provided where creating a such a child-list would make this list's items begin with a different list-denoter?

I find it helps readability (and hence efficiency when working with lists) when I manually (S-left, S-right) do this. If others agree, perhaps this could be provided as a built-in feature?

I don't know lisp, (& it's increasingly looking like it may be time to *find* the time to learn JJ) so I can't code this myself.


There seems to be already a setting that can achieve this.
It was discussed long time ago, here
In org-list.el, there is variable org-list-demote-modify-bullet.  I have not tried,
but it looks similar to your request.
Juri

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