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From: Robert Goldman <rpgoldman@sift.info>
Subject: Re: Question about local variables block
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:10:38 -0500
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On 9/15/10 Sep 15 -12:06 PM, Sebastian Rose wrote:
> Robert Goldman <rpgoldman@sift.info> writes:
>> I've been putting local variables blocks at the bottom of some of my
>> org-mode files (in particular, those files that I share with others).
>>
>> The problem is that having a local variables block at the bottom of the
>> file, at least if it uses # as a virtual comment character, doesn't
>> dovetail nicely with org's folding behavior.  I find if I fold the
>> bottom-most header line in such an org-mode file, my local variables
>> block gets folded into that header inappropriately.
>>
>> So is there some way to format a local variables block at the bottom of
>> a file so that org-mode knows that it's a local variables block and not
>> part of the outline?
> 
> 
> Not that I'm aware of it.
> 
> But you could use a special comment section:
> 
> 
> 
> * COMMENT local varibles
> 
> # Local Variables:
> # mode: org
> # fill-column: 70
> # End:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> HTH


Yes, thank you very much; that's exactly what I needed to know.

best,
R