From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
To: abq@bitrot.link
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Is the cascading logic of outlines a feature, or a design bug?
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 10:12:39 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87cz86qxrc.fsf@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fa4ebea85ed72126c753eecc7554a21d@bitrot.link>
abq@bitrot.link writes:
> https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#closing-outline-sections answers
> the question:
> "Can I close an outline section without starting a new section?"
>
> The answer given is:
> "no. Org-mode adheres to the cascading logic of outlines, in which a
> section is closed only by another section that occupies an equal or
> greater level."
>
> Is that limitation a feature, or a design bug?
A "bug" implies that it is something wrong.
Could you please elaborate?
> Likewise, is the inability to close an org-mode outline section without
> starting a new section really a feature?
It is not a bug. It is not a feature. Just a design decision. With pros
and cons. Doing the opposite would also have pros and cons.
I suggest you to elaborate about what exact properties of outlines you
are missing.
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Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-12-26 10:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-12-26 6:47 Is the cascading logic of outlines a feature, or a design bug? abq
2022-12-26 7:51 ` tomas
2022-12-26 10:12 ` Ihor Radchenko [this message]
2022-12-26 17:23 ` abq
2022-12-26 17:32 ` tomas
2022-12-26 17:36 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-26 18:37 ` tomas
2022-12-27 7:21 ` Marcin Borkowski
2022-12-27 9:00 ` tomas
2022-12-28 6:40 ` Marcin Borkowski
2022-12-28 7:28 ` Heinz Tuechler
2022-12-28 9:29 ` tomas
2022-12-26 12:38 ` Max Nikulin
2022-12-26 17:03 ` abq
2022-12-27 16:02 ` Max Nikulin
2022-12-28 1:52 ` Samuel Wales
2022-12-28 7:14 ` Stefan Nobis
2022-12-28 7:21 ` Samuel Wales
2022-12-28 8:45 ` Greg Minshall
2022-12-28 9:13 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-28 9:34 ` Greg Minshall
2022-12-28 9:34 ` tomas
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