From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: cezar Subject: Re: list indentation Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 22:17:55 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <62CB93EA-C3B9-4AA7-A8AB-FD8F52A88F81@science.uva.nl> <41c818190802091345n5a49e5f2p23f50186144c33f3@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JNy1O-0008FM-KW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:18:06 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JNy1M-0008F1-W9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:18:05 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JNy1M-0008Ey-Rs for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:18:04 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JNy1M-0002CA-7P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:18:04 -0500 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1JNy1K-00036p-1w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:18:02 +0000 Received: from c-76-21-40-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net ([76.21.40.194]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:18:02 +0000 Received: from cezar by c-76-21-40-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:18:02 +0000 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:45:53 -0600, William Henney wrote: > Hi Eddward > > On Feb 9, 2008 11:02 AM, Eddward DeVilla wrote: >> I know what I'd like, but I don't know if it's practical. Another >> possibility is to do like rst and require a blank line when ending a >> list entry. Again, I'm not sure that is reasonably workable in >> org-mode. >> >> > But that would mean that org would have to disallow multiple paragraphs > in one list item, which is currently allowed. > > I think the only way to get what you want is to have distinct markers > for starting and ending the lists. Something like > > **** Proposal for a more explicit list syntax > An attempt to provide more robust indentation for lists with > follow-on text. > /- > - Here is a list item > - Here is another item. > > This item has multiple paras. > - And a third item > /+ > + With an embedded sub-list > + Second sub-item > +/ > Final part of third item > -/ > And here the lists have ended, so indentation returns to normal. > > > One thing I'm not too happy about with this proposal is that the - in > the start list marker (/-) does not line up with the other -'s. An > alternative could be something like > > -\ > - one > - two > -/ > > or (if unicode is allowed) even > > -↓ > - one > - two > -↑ > > What do people think? The interaction with org-outdent-item would be > tricky. > > Cheers > > Will I think a "terminator" would be better for the last list element. Something like a blank line. I am not sure, just throwing ideas around. Regards, Cezar