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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.

-- 
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
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Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
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  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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