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* [PROPOSAL] Use prefix arg to control scope of org-narrow-to-subtree.
@ 2019-04-24 19:05 Karl Fogel
  2019-04-24 21:56 ` Alan L Tyree
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  0 siblings, 3 replies; 15+ messages in thread
From: Karl Fogel @ 2019-04-24 19:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Org Mode

Hi.  This is a feature proposal -- if the consensus is that it would be welcomed, I'm happy to code it.  I just didn't want to take the time to write it if there's no chance for it to be accepted upstream (since I don't want to be maintaining my own personal branch of Org Mode).

It would be useful if `org-narrow-to-subtree' could optionally narrow to the next subtree(s) up, rather than only to the subtree point is currently in.  For example, assume this text:

   * This is the first level
   Some text here.
   ** This is the second level
   Some other text here.
   *** This is the third level
   By now we all know this song.
   It is such a pretty song.
   **** This is the fourth level
   But do we have to sing it all day long?
   This car trip is getting incong
   ***** This is the fifth level
   ruously unrhymed.

Further assume that point is on the "c" of "car trip".  

In the current Org Mode, if you type `C-x n s', it will narrow to the fourth-level subtree (with the fifth level included in the narrowed buffer, of course).

Since `org-narrow-to-subtree' takes no arguments at all right now, it's conveniently ripe for improvement :-).

My proposal is for each raw prefix arg (each `C-u' prefix) to expand the narrowing level outward/upward by one.  So in the above situation:

  - `C-u C-x n s' would narrow to the third-level subtree

  - `C-u C-u C-x n s' would narrow to the second-level subtree

And so on.

If you offer too many `C-u's, such that the narrowing would be wider than the current surrounding first-level subtree, then there are two possible ways we could handle it:

1) Extra `C-u's are ignored -- just narrow to surrounding 1st-level subtree.

2) Throw an error.

I prefer (1), because it would be the more useful behavior, even though (2) would be easier to implement (since `org-back-to-heading' already throws the error).  However, I'd welcome others' feedback on that question, or on any other aspect of this proposal.

Best regards,
-Karl

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2019-04-24 19:05 [PROPOSAL] Use prefix arg to control scope of org-narrow-to-subtree Karl Fogel
2019-04-24 21:56 ` Alan L Tyree
2019-04-24 22:02 ` Alan L Tyree
2019-04-25  8:42 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2019-05-31  7:33   ` Karl Fogel
2019-12-01  8:45   ` [PATCH] " Karl Fogel
2019-12-01 13:13     ` Marco Wahl
2019-12-01 15:25       ` Karl Fogel
2019-12-01 15:44         ` Marco Wahl
2019-12-01 15:46           ` Karl Fogel
2019-12-02  8:51     ` Eric Abrahamsen
2019-12-02 15:15     ` Marco Wahl
2019-12-02 18:06       ` Karl Fogel
2019-12-02 18:56         ` Marco Wahl
2019-12-02 19:17           ` Karl Fogel

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