Re: lists with a , b, c, or i, ii, iii ...

[Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>]

Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> Joseph Vidal-Rosset <joseph.vidal.rosset@gmail.com> writes:
>
>
>> I'm trying to get  orderd lists in org-mode with other values than
>> 1. 2. ...
>>
>> I do not succeed to get lists like:
>>
>> i.  blablabla ...
>> ii. blablabla
>> iii. blabla..
>>
>
> Not possible in org AFAIK. It might be possible
> to get them in the exported PDF file by
> playing LaTeX games, but I'm not sure.
>
>> or
>>
>> a.  "sentence"
>> b.  another sentence..
>>
>> Could you help me please?
>>
>
> C-h v org-alphabetical-lists RET

Sorry, that variable is obsolete (although it should still work for
now).  I should have pointed you to the modern version instead:

org-list-allow-alphabetical


Note the caveat in the doc:

,----
| This variable needs to be set before org.el is loaded.  If you
| need to make a change while Emacs is running, use the customize
| interface or run the following code after updating it:
| 
|   (when (featurep 'org-element) (load "org-element" t t))
`----

I tried it and it works:

  a. foo - press M-RET
  b. bar

-- 
Nick