From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Making an org file more readable Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:46:50 -0400 Message-ID: <8858.1251092810@gamaville.dokosmarshall.org> References: Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MfSPn-0003BZ-QF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:48:23 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MfSPi-00038G-NL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:48:22 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53380 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MfSPi-000384-Cb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:48:18 -0400 Received: from vms173007pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.7]:32958) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MfSPh-0007RJ-P8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:48:17 -0400 Received: from gamaville.dokosmarshall.org ([98.110.172.159]) by vms173007.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KOV00GNN9DYDHH0@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:46:46 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: Message from PT of "Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:30:21 -0000." 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: PT Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org PT wrote: > My main gripe with org is that the appearance is too > crowded. Even if the header lines have different colors the > individual projects and sections I keep in the file have no visual > separation between them. For example, sometimes I'd like to add > empty lines after a header, so there is some visual space before > the next header begins. The problem is the empty lines at the end > of the content are folded too when the content is folded. > > I know it's more of an outline issue than an org issue, but I ask > here nevertheless: did anyone find a good way to separate the > headers from each other in a big org file visually, so it is more > readable? > You *can* get an empty line between two headers by having two empty lines at the end of the first section: the first empty line is considered part of the section and is folded with it, but the second one remains. E.g. ,---- | | * foo | This is a test. | ** baz | and another | | | ** hunoz | and one more | | | * bar `---- When you fold it, it becomes ,---- | | * foo... | | * bar `---- HTH, Nick