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From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Org suggestion: option which allows moving subtrees freely
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:09:36 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87iqgu33an.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m0prb235sy.fsf@cam.ac.uk> (Leo's message of "Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:15:25 +0100")

Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:

> On 2009-08-11 10:24 +0100, PT wrote:
>> Often I want to move an item or a subtree to an other location
>> with M-up/down and I get the message "Cannot move past superior
>> level".
>>
>> I think there could be an option allowing this behavior. In
>> practice I found sometimes it would be quicker and easier to move
>> stuff under a different heading in the same file by simply using
>> Meta+cursor keys than using the refill interface.
>
> I agree with Carsten and Tassilo. I don't see this as an improvement.
> C-k and C-y is easy enough to move substrees and it can move them
> anywhere.

I agree with Leo, Carsten, and Tassilo. When I move a subtree to a
different tree entirely, I use C-k and C-y or refile. 

I appreciate that org/outline mode respects the integrity of the outline
tree. Otherwise, IMO, M-up/down could easily wreak havoc with the
structure of the document.

- Matt

  reply	other threads:[~2009-08-11 13:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-08-11  9:24 Org suggestion: option which allows moving subtrees freely PT
2009-08-11  9:36 ` Scot Becker
2009-08-11  9:56   ` Carsten Dominik
2009-08-11 10:12     ` PT
2009-08-11 10:35       ` PT
2009-08-11 12:04         ` Tassilo Horn
2009-08-11  9:57   ` Eric S Fraga
2009-08-11  9:57   ` Giovanni Lanzani
2009-08-11 12:15 ` Leo
2009-08-11 13:09   ` Matt Lundin [this message]
2009-08-11 13:24     ` Carsten Dominik
2009-08-11 16:05       ` Scot Becker

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