* suggestion: converting plain lists to subtrees
@ 2009-07-21 17:21 Ilya Shlyakhter
2009-07-21 18:09 ` Dan Davison
2009-07-25 22:12 ` Bastien
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ilya Shlyakhter @ 2009-07-21 17:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
A suggestion for a simple but useful command: convert a plain list to
a full-blown org subtree.
Sometimes I start with a plain list and later realize that it is
getting complex and a full-fledged hierarchy is needed.
Converting by hand is a pain. It would be great if this could be automated.
Thanks,
ilya
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* Re: suggestion: converting plain lists to subtrees
2009-07-21 17:21 suggestion: converting plain lists to subtrees Ilya Shlyakhter
@ 2009-07-21 18:09 ` Dan Davison
2009-07-21 20:23 ` Bastien
2009-07-25 22:12 ` Bastien
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dan Davison @ 2009-07-21 18:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ilya Shlyakhter; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Ilya Shlyakhter <ilya_shl@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> A suggestion for a simple but useful command: convert a plain list to
> a full-blown org subtree.
Have you seen org-toggle-heading? (C-c * when not in a table).
However, it seems that it doesn't preserve any list hierarchical
structure when converting to headlines.
Bastien -- I think C-c * could do with a mention in the manual section
on Plain Lists. Here's a patch which just copies the section on C-c *
from the Structure Editing section.
Dan
diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi
index 3dc329e..75d9c79 100644
--- a/doc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/org.texi
@@ -1435,6 +1435,15 @@ region when calling this, all lines will be converted to list items. If the
first line already was a list item, any item markers will be removed from the
list. Finally, even without an active region, a normal line will be
converted into a list item.
+@kindex C-c *
+@item C-c *
+Turn a normal line or plain list item into a headline (so that it
+becomes a subheading at its location). Also turn a headline into a
+normal line by removing the stars. If there is an active region, turn
+all lines in the region into headlines. If the first line in the
+region was an item, turn only the item lines into headlines. Finally,
+if the first line is a headline, remove the stars from all headlines
+in the region.
@kindex S-@key{left}
@kindex S-@key{right}
@item S-@key{left}/@key{right}
> Sometimes I start with a plain list and later realize that it is
> getting complex and a full-fledged hierarchy is needed.
> Converting by hand is a pain. It would be great if this could be automated.
> Thanks,
> ilya
>
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^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: suggestion: converting plain lists to subtrees
2009-07-21 18:09 ` Dan Davison
@ 2009-07-21 20:23 ` Bastien
2009-07-24 8:03 ` Christian Egli
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From: Bastien @ 2009-07-21 20:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dan Davison; +Cc: Ilya Shlyakhter, emacs-orgmode
Dan Davison <davison@stats.ox.ac.uk> writes:
> Ilya Shlyakhter <ilya_shl@alum.mit.edu> writes:
>
>> A suggestion for a simple but useful command: convert a plain list to
>> a full-blown org subtree.
>
> Have you seen org-toggle-heading? (C-c * when not in a table).
>
> However, it seems that it doesn't preserve any list hierarchical
> structure when converting to headlines.
Yes, Ilya suggestion makes sense, I will work on this.
> Bastien -- I think C-c * could do with a mention in the manual section
> on Plain Lists. Here's a patch which just copies the section on C-c *
> from the Structure Editing section.
Applied, thanks!
--
Bastien
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* Re: suggestion: converting plain lists to subtrees
2009-07-21 20:23 ` Bastien
@ 2009-07-24 8:03 ` Christian Egli
2009-07-25 11:57 ` Bastien
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Christian Egli @ 2009-07-24 8:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Bastien <bastienguerry@googlemail.com> writes:
>> Bastien -- I think C-c * could do with a mention in the manual section
>> on Plain Lists. Here's a patch which just copies the section on C-c *
>> from the Structure Editing section.
>
> Applied, thanks!
I'm not such a big fan of code or documentation duplication. Here's a
patch that removes this duplication and simply refers to the original
section on C-c *.
Thanks
Christian
diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi
index 8a65f1a..37cad40 100644
--- a/doc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/org.texi
@@ -1437,13 +1437,8 @@ list. Finally, even without an active region, a normal line will be
converted into a list item.
@kindex C-c *
@item C-c *
-Turn a normal line or plain list item into a headline (so that it
-becomes a subheading at its location). Also turn a headline into a
-normal line by removing the stars. If there is an active region, turn
-all lines in the region into headlines. If the first line in the
-region was an item, turn only the item lines into headlines. Finally,
-if the first line is a headline, remove the stars from all headlines
-in the region.
+Turn a plain list item into a headline (so that it becomes a subheading at
+its location). @xref{Structure editing}, for a detailed explanation.
@kindex S-@key{left}
@kindex S-@key{right}
@item S-@key{left}/@key{right}
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* Re: suggestion: converting plain lists to subtrees
2009-07-21 17:21 suggestion: converting plain lists to subtrees Ilya Shlyakhter
2009-07-21 18:09 ` Dan Davison
@ 2009-07-25 22:12 ` Bastien
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Bastien @ 2009-07-25 22:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ilya Shlyakhter; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Ilya Shlyakhter <ilya_shl@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> A suggestion for a simple but useful command: convert a plain list to
> a full-blown org subtree.
I have implemented this.
C-c C-* will convert the plain list at point into a subtree, projecting
the structure of the list into the hierarchy of the tree.
Of course, this calls for a C-c C-- function that will do the opposite:
convert a subtree into a list. I plan to do this using a new version of
the parser I've been working on.
Thanks for this idea!
--
Bastien
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