From: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
To: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
Cc: Org Mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>, Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Point jumps when changing timestamps
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:22:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87obzr3wzf.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87liv8kl2u.fsf@fastmail.fm> (Matt Lundin's message of "Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:08:09 -0500")
Hi Matt,
Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> writes:
>> Ok, it may be convenient in that specific case, but it still looks like
>> a hack to me. Another solution would be to implement a function to
>> navigate between time-stamps, similar to `org-next-link'. One can even
>> generalize this function to move to the next non-structural element
>> (time-stamp, link, footnote, latex snippet, emphasized text)[1].
>
> That sounds like a good idea.
+1
>> Furthermore, being loose isn't always convenient. In the following
>> example, where will I go if I use C-c C-o on the space between the two
>> links?
>>
>> [[http://www.google.com][Google]] [[http://www.bing.com][Bing]]
>
> It seems that google wins in this instance. :)
Indeed :)
> My concern here is not with the cleanness of the code but with
> usability. For years, org users have been able to use S-left and S-right
> when the cursor immediately follows the timestamp. This has felt, to me,
> both deliberate and natural -- it has become a fundamental part of the
> way I use org-mode. If the underlying code can be made cleaner, that's
> fine, so long as the usability remains.
I also think the way it has worked so far is natural.
> But it is also very likely that I am the only person who changes
> timestamps in this way. Are there any others?
Yes, me!
--
Bastien
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-08-15 8:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-08-03 14:18 Point jumps when changing timestamps Matt Lundin
2011-08-04 16:01 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2011-08-04 16:39 ` Matt Lundin
2011-08-04 18:06 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2011-08-04 18:45 ` Matt Lundin
2011-08-05 8:47 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2011-08-05 14:08 ` Matt Lundin
2011-08-15 8:22 ` Bastien [this message]
2011-08-15 8:11 ` Bastien
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