From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alan Wehmann Subject: meta commands and Info manual Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 09:45:54 -0500 Message-ID: <0177EA08-AD8C-4E75-AFA3-453919E805D4@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2102\)) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_90210AFF-220D-4DEE-9F94-F590B490C732" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58626) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZCU8N-0006nB-AS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:46:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZCU8J-0000EV-4F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:46:07 -0400 Received: from mail-ie0-x232.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c03::232]:36597) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZCU8I-0000CN-Ln for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:46:02 -0400 Received: by iecvh10 with SMTP id vh10so135933579iec.3 for ; Tue, 07 Jul 2015 07:46:00 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --Apple-Mail=_90210AFF-220D-4DEE-9F94-F590B490C732 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I am a new user of Org. I'm an experienced user of Emacs. My first use = of Org was to create a table. I soon found myself wanting to insert a = column. I looked at Info node "(org) Built-in table editor" [This = manual is for Org version 8.2.9.] and it said: =E2=80=98M-S- (org-table-insert-column)=E2=80=99 Insert a new column to the left of the cursor position. I now know that this was somewhat mis-leading, since that key = combination is bound to "org-shiftmetaright", but at the time I was = rather confused (see topic "Org keymap question" in "news group" = gnu.emacs.help). I'd recommend a revision to the Info manual, to = describe more prominently command "org-shiftmetaright" and other "meta" = commands like it (apologies in advance if there is a later version of = the Info manual that addresses this). Info node "(org) Conventions" does mention the use of the meta commands = somewhat, but I certainly didn't see it right away. I am using: GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS apple-appkit-1265.21) of = 2015-04-10 on builder10-9.porkrind.org --Apple-Mail=_90210AFF-220D-4DEE-9F94-F590B490C732 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

I am a new = user of Org. I'm an experienced user of Emacs. My first use = of Org was to create a table. I soon found myself wanting to = insert a column. I looked at Info node "(org) Built-in table = editor" [This manual is for Org version 8.2.9.] and it = said:

=E2=80=98M-S-<right> = (org-table-insert-column)=E2=80=99

Insert a new column to the left of = the cursor position.

I now know that this was somewhat mis-leading, since that key = combination is bound to = "org-shiftmetaright", but at the time I was rather confused (see topic = "Org keymap question" in "news group" gnu.emacs.help). I'd = recommend a revision to the Info manual, to describe more prominently = command "org-shiftmetaright" and other "meta" commands like it = (apologies in advance if there is a later version of the Info manual = that addresses this).

Info node = "(org) Conventions" does mention the use of the meta commands somewhat, = but I certainly didn't see it right away.

I am using:

GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS = apple-appkit-1265.21) of 2015-04-10 on builder10-9.porkrind.org

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