From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Omid Subject: Re: Feature request: creating separate tables on same rows Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:08:54 -0400 Message-ID: <5390CE56.4020909@gmail.com> References: <87oay7z4bb.fsf@gmail.com> <5390C4E0.9090700@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48959) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsdyC-0000Hi-1z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:09:09 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wsdy6-0001Q8-I5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:09:03 -0400 Received: from mail-pd0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c02::236]:50669) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wsdy6-0001Q3-5U for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:08:58 -0400 Received: by mail-pd0-f182.google.com with SMTP id r10so1538660pdi.13 for ; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:08:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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: Aldric Giacomoni Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Then I misunderstood you. I thought you wanted to create tables side by sides. This of course allows you to look at different parts of your buffer side by side, with the additional features I mentioned. On 06/05/2014 03:54 PM, Aldric Giacomoni wrote: > Omid: The idea is C-x 3, clone-indirect-buffer, so I can see and modify > the same buffer in two different places. So.. A workaround, not a solution. > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Omid > wrote: > > > With clone-indirect-buffer you'll get a twin copy of your original > buffer. You are in effect editing the same buffer in two different , > with some additional niceties like having separate modes and > narrow-to-region, etc (see an example usage at > http://demonastery.org/2013/04/emacs-narrow-to-region-indirect/). I > don't see how this can help with your problem, though. > > On 06/05/2014 12:52 PM, Thorsten Jolitz wrote: > > Aldric Giacomoni > > writes: > > > >> I'd like to be able to create multiple tables on the same rows, like > >> such: > >> > >> | Group | Name | | Something | Else | > >> |----------+----------| |-----------------+----- --| > >> | 1 | foo | | Yes | No | > >> |----------+----------| |-----------------+-------| > >> > >> This might be based on a pretty fundamental misunderstanding of > how to > >> use tables, org-mode and emacs, but I would find it useful to be able > >> to compare tables and making changes easily without scrolling too > >> much. > >> > >> Someone on #emacs pointed me towards clone-indirect-buffer, which > >> works for my purposes, but I figured I'd ask here and ask all you > >> experts if this idea is reasonable or crazy-pants. > > > > 1+ for crazy-pants > > > > -- > Omid > > Sent from my Emacs > > -- Omid Sent from my Emacs