From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Xiao-Yong Jin Subject: Re: POLL: should we export text before the first headline Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:34:13 -0400 Message-ID: <871wjmmuq2.fsf@presario.homelinux.org> References: <906666fe8bac8bedcf4cf07f7f7cfd87@science.uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HSxQD-0004tk-Nb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:35:49 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HSxQC-0004tX-8x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:35:48 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HSxQC-0004tU-3F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:35:48 -0500 Received: from jalapeno.cc.columbia.edu ([128.59.29.5]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HSxOp-0004Bg-Sf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:34:24 -0400 Received: from presario.homelinux.org (dyn-carl-201-225.dyn.columbia.edu [160.39.201.225]) (user=xj2106 mech=PLAIN bits=0) by jalapeno.cc.columbia.edu (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l2IFYDZu001606 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:34:14 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <906666fe8bac8bedcf4cf07f7f7cfd87@science.uva.nl> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Sun\, 18 Mar 2007 08\:04\:52 +0100") 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Oops, sorry, Carsten. I pressed `R' instead of `F' in _gnus_. Now, send it to the list. Carsten Dominik writes: > Hi everyone, > > I would like to collect opinions on this issue: > > Currently, exporting only starts at the first headline, > ignoring anything before it. There have been request to change > this, I'd like to know if this would break someone's habits. > > So do you use the space before the first headline to put notes/text > that should not be exported? It is definitely very handy if you can put some links, internal or external, before the first headline, so that you can access some places much easier. In that case, some people may not want to export that few lines. However, I would vote for adding a new custom variable to control that behavior. It is all about choices. Nevertheless, don't export the line with `-*- mode: org -*-' or any in-buffer options. Xiao-Yong -- c/* __o/* <\ * (__ */\ <