Re: [RFC] Simplify `org-show-context' configuration

[Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>]

Sebastien Vauban <sva-news-D0wtAvR13HarG/iDocfnWg@public.gmane.org>
writes:

> Question: are the level-1 headlines always visible, all of them I mean?
> I know that's the case as of now, but wondered if it'd be good to hide
> the ones which are not significant.  Not a very sharp advice on this,
> though.

I have no strong opinion about this, but I think it would be odd if they
were invisible. After all, this is the basic structure of the document.

>> "if required"/"if needed" means the entry will only be shown if point is
>> within the entry (i.e., not on the headline). Thus, for example,
>> `canonical' and `full' only differ when match is on a headline, since
>> only latter will show the entry.
>>
>> I think this is enough, but I can add more views if needed.
>>
>> WDYT?
>
> My /personal/ preference is to see the ancestors, so that I can know
> which path lead to the entry, and avoid confusion in case some "sub sub
> sections" are repeated in many different "sub sections".
>
> With your proposal, I then only have the choice between `lineage',
> `full' and `canonical', while I'd like something which would give me:
>
>   * H1 * H2 ** Sub 2 *** Sub sub 2 Text
>
> WDYT?

I can add `ancestors' view, which would basically be `lineage' without
siblings.


Regards,