From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Filippo A. Salustri" Subject: Re: Re: Continuation of main section text after subsections ? Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:20:21 -0400 Message-ID: References: <20110327170251.58923564@hsdev.com> <81tyeotvzo.fsf@gmail.com> <20110327181155.054fecf2@hsdev.com> <87vcz4ebu9.fsf@lw-wireless-pittnet-40-144.wireless.pitt.edu> <87oc4web3g.fsf@lw-wireless-pittnet-40-144.wireless.pitt.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=34630 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q3tdY-0006oB-3d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:20:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q3tdX-0001Sg-3J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:20:23 -0400 Received: from mail-ww0-f49.google.com ([74.125.82.49]:39733) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q3tdW-0001SW-Rz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:20:23 -0400 Received: by wwb39 with SMTP id 39so2021882wwb.30 for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:20:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87oc4web3g.fsf@lw-wireless-pittnet-40-144.wireless.pitt.edu> 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: William Gardella Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Out of my depth too. That's why I'd be happy to live with it as is. :) Cheers. Fil On 27 March 2011 13:18, William Gardella wrote: > "Filippo A. Salustri" writes: > >> It seems to me we're getting into some real design territory here, in >> that it comes down to a question of a "proper" outline. >> I agree that a proper outline is such that Marcel's format is "improper.= " >> I agree that org follows the proper outline, was designed to suit it, >> and therefore it isn't surprising that it's not trivially easy to >> support Marcel's format too. >> >> I would humbly suggest that the real question is a design / use case >> question. =A0Is it reasonable to expect authors to stick to proper >> outline format throughout their drafting process? =A0If it is, then org >> is fine as is. =A0If it isn't, then there's a problem. >> >> /How/ it's implemented, or worked around, as the case may be, is, >> imho, irrelevant in the long term (tho certainly useful in the short). >> >> Cheers. >> Fil >> > > I think org-mode should aim to be flexible enough to accomodate all > writers, writing tasks, and writing styles. =A0Maybe for this particular > issue it would be enough to give org-mode an explicit way to "close" a > heading--an Org-wide equivalent to \end{section} in LaTeX, say. =A0Of > course it would have to be as pithy and unobtrusive as the rest of > org-mode syntax...I'm sure it's possible (because with Elisp practically > everything is possible), but out of my depth. :) > > -- > William Gardella > J.D. Candidate > Class of 2011, University of Pittsburgh School of Law > > > --=20 Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ryerson University 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada Tel: 416/979-5000 ext 7749 Fax: 416/979-5265 Email: salustri@ryerson.ca http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/