Philipp Kiefer <phil.kiefer@gmail.com> writes:

> Thanks, Eric, I am aware of customization options.
>
> My suggestion was aimed at improving the out-of-the-box experience of (new) Org users by extending the usefulness of 'org-cycle' by
> folding the subtree at point from anywhere inside it that is not itself a parent item rather than doing nothing at all in those positions.
> I've used two flavours of dedicated outlining software for many years and both have easy shortcuts to fold the current subtree from
> any position - it is a frequently used action.

Do I understand you correctly that you mean tab should cycle visibility
in this case?

* headline
some text
CURSOR IS HERE
- a list

For me tab is useful as it is, because it indents whatever I am writing
right now.

That could be a list-item or a source-block or a verse.

Org is not just for outlining but also for full-blown writing, and that
would be disrupted if tab were to fold the entry away that I’m currently
writing in.

That said: C-c C-t or M-x outline-hide-body

Best wishes,
Arne
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