From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Javier M Mora Subject: Re: Changing star character Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:54:29 +0100 Message-ID: <4D696885.3010000@gmail.com> References: <4D67A3C0.8000006@gmail.com> <87vd06dawb.fsf@altern.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=45725 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PtR81-0000v3-UJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:52:42 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PtR7w-0003Hr-Ua for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:52:37 -0500 Received: from mail-ww0-f41.google.com ([74.125.82.41]:45789) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PtR7w-0003Hm-MW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:52:32 -0500 Received: by wwb29 with SMTP id 29so485541wwb.0 for ; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:52:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87vd06dawb.fsf@altern.org> 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: Bastien Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 26/02/11 16:36, Bastien wrote: > Hi Javier, > > Javier M Mora writes: > >> If I can change star symbol from "*" char to "%" char (comment mark in >> LaTeX). It become possible. >> >> Is it possible? > > No. > >> Is there a variable to change star symbol? >> Is "*" so hardcoded that it is impossible change behavior? > > Yes. > > Besides, I don't really get what you are trying to achieve, an example > would be better - but this example won't make it easier to change what > you suggest ;) > I like org-mode, and I like Auctex mode and both are major modes so it's not possible use both simultaneous. I'd like to write scientific text in LaTeX using org-mode way: % Section: Importance of This \section{Importance of This} %% What is it "This" To talk about \emph{this} is important look to several factors: %%% "This" depends on "That" \emph{That} is very important in \emph{this} and bla, bla, bla... %%% This depends on "These" Also, \emph{These} is another. bla bla bla... %%% This is not "another". And don't forget another has anything. %%%% SubIdea blablabla % is the comment in LaTeX and is the outline of my ideas. And the text associated to every headline is the text of the article. With org-mode, I can sort ideas (and lines of text associated) moving subtrees. org-mode relate ideas with text. % char is LaTeX comment so LaTeX ignores until the end of line. The problem is org-mode only works with star '*' character to mark headlines and LaTeX would print lots of star in the text. org-mode LaTeX export is not enough good for this idea, because every headline in org-mode becomes a headline in LaTeX and as you can see in my example this is not always the better. The export org-mode to LaTeX of this example is: \section{Section: Importance of This} \section{Importance of This} \subsection{What is it "This"} To talk about \emph{this} is important look to several factors: \subsubsection{"This" depends on "That"} \emph{That} is very important in \emph{this} and bla, bla, bla... \subsubsection{This depends on "These"} Also, \emph{These} is another. bla bla bla... \subsubsection{This is not "another".} And don't forget another has anything. \paragraph{SubIdea} blablabla When the desired objetive is put everything in a paragraph: \section{Importance of This} To talk about \emph{this} is important look to several factors: \emph{That} is very important in \emph{this} and bla, bla, bla... Also, \emph{These} is another. bla bla bla... And don't forget another has anything. blablabla etc. Before and after of send email to org-mode mail list, I read source code and I thought star character was hard coded in it. (IMHO star char must be a configuration var). But I wanted to hear the opinion of experts from the maillist before doing anything. So, I created two elisp functions to make a translation.: (defun org2latex () "Convert star to comments in LaTeX" (interactive) (save-excursion (goto-char (point-min)) (while (search-forward-regexp "^\*+" nil t) ; (while (search-backward "*" (beginning-of-line) t) ; (replace-match "%" nil t)) (let ((finalsearch (point))) (move-beginning-of-line nil) (while (search-forward "*" finalsearch t) (replace-match "%" nil t)) ) ) ) (latex-mode) ) (defun latex2org () "Convert comments in LaTeX to stars in org-mode" (interactive) (save-excursion (goto-char (point-min)) (while (search-forward-regexp "^%+" nil t) ; (while (search-backward "%" (beginning-of-line) t) ; (replace-match "*" nil t)) (let ((finalsearch (point))) (move-beginning-of-line nil) (while (search-forward "%" finalsearch t) (replace-match "*" nil t)) ) ) ) ;doesn't work. I want open/see the currently (sub)tree (let ((position (point))) (org-mode) (goto-char position) ) ) I'm a newbie with elisp. This works but: 1.- I don't spend to much time with search-backward, and didn't work for me. So, I had to make a detour with search-forward. 2.- From Latex2org when I start org-mode, All trees are closed. I'd like keep open the tree in the cursor. That all. I hope these functions can help someone or inspire to solve a similar problem. To make programs? Again, I'm not in maillist. Please send me a copy to my email.