From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "'Mash (Thomas Herbert)" Subject: Re: A tidy file maketh a tidy mind? Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:55:48 +0100 Message-ID: <20120814135547.GC11746@grace.toshine.net> References: <50204522.8030402@neilsmithline.com> <50208208.3080300@neilsmithline.com> <87sjbzxc49.fsf_-_@gnu.org> <16161.1344344832@alphaville> <87txwdi94q.fsf@gmail.com> <87boij423l.fsf@altern.org> <20120813115601.21602lsob8q1dpwk@webmail.tuffmail.net> <874no57gtn.fsf@gmx.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35021) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T1HbA-00013j-1C for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:56:01 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T1Hb5-0007aJ-OB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:55:55 -0400 Received: from mxout-07.mxes.net ([216.86.168.182]:38924) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T1Hb5-0007Xa-If for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:55:51 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <874no57gtn.fsf@gmx.com> 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: Eric Schulte Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 2012-08-14 07:10-0600, Eric Schulte wrote: > 'Mash writes: > > > Morning, > > > > I just want to know if there is there exists a 'tidy' module/command > > that can be run on a file to tidy it? > > > > I often find myself going back and adding extra line breaks and > > padding, and wondering if there exists something that can do this for > > me? > > > > While this doesn't exist currently, it should be fairly easy to > implement a set of rules which operate over the parsed file > representation generated by org-element. This may be used to convert an > Org-mode buffer into an elisp list, manipulate the list, and then insert > the results as text back into a new buffer. > > The code could look something like the following > > ;; -*- emacs-lisp -*- > (let ((buf (org-element-parse-buffer))) ;; convert current buffer to ELisp > (dolist (rule cleanup-rules) ;; run cleanup transformations on the buffer > (setq buf (funcall rule buf))) > (delete-region (point-min) (point-max)) ;; replace the buffer contents > (insert (org-element-interpret-data buf))) ;; with the cleaned results > > The only catch would be deciding what to add to the cleanup-rules. > > Also, since Org-mode is plain text, I bet a couple of lines of sed or > perl could get you most of the way to a clean buffer. Thanks, I need to spend some time to look at rules. But my most common clean-up is really just adding some spacing/padding for example. Would be handy to implement in a save-hook along with org-sort. --- cluttered --- * Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ** TODO consectetuer adipiscing elit Sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. SCHEDULED: <2012-08-09 Thu 20:30> ** TODO quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper SCHEDULED: <2012-08-08 Wed 10:30> Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum. ** TODO Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam... --- tidier --- * Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ** TODO quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper SCHEDULED: <2012-08-08 Wed 10:30> Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum. ** TODO consectetuer adipiscing elit SCHEDULED: <2012-08-09 Thu 20:30> Sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. ** TODO Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam...