From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Barber Subject: Re: Mixing org-mode tables with outlining? Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 21:24:46 +1000 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3071c978a04fca04a39f40f0 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36490) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QN1LV-0002ch-4B for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 19 May 2011 07:24:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QN1LU-0000dR-4Y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 19 May 2011 07:24:49 -0400 Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41]:45384) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QN1LT-0000dN-QK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 19 May 2011 07:24:47 -0400 Received: by vws4 with SMTP id 4so2381824vws.0 for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 04:24:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Michael Brand Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --20cf3071c978a04fca04a39f40f0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This is a great idea! I think I may well end up using this. Would it still be possible to do calculations within the heading? Eg once I have filled in all my headings and properties, how could I make the value of the last property for each heading equal to the average of the previous 3 columns? On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Michael Brand wrote: > Hi Chris > > This _is_ fantastic, Org can do it with column view: > http://orgmode.org/manual/Column-view.html#Column-view > > Michael > > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 08:21, Chris Barber wrote: > > Hi, I am planning to record some ideas in org-mode, and I would love to > be > > able to set it out as follows: > > * Ideas > > ** | Idea | A property | A property | > > *** Regular outlined notes > > Some notes > > *** More sub notes > > ** | Idea 2 | Property | Property | > > Is there any way for me to do this? Essentially it would function like a > > table until you tab down into it. > > I think this would be FANTASTIC! > --20cf3071c978a04fca04a39f40f0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is a great idea!
I think I may well end up using this.
W= ould it still be possible to do calculations within the heading?
= Eg once I have filled in all my headings and properties, how could I make t= he value of the last property for each heading equal to the average of the = previous 3 columns?

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Michae= l Brand <michael.ch.brand@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Chris

This _is_ fantastic, Org can do it with column view:
http://orgmode.org/manual/Column-view.html#Colum= n-view

Michael

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 08:21, Chris Barber <c.barber80@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I am planning to record some ideas in org-mode, and I would love t= o be
> able to set it out as follows:
> * Ideas
> ** | Idea | A property | A property |
> *** Regular outlined notes
> Some notes
> *** More sub notes
> ** | Idea 2 | Property | Property |
> Is there any way for me to do this? Essentially it would function like= a
> table until you tab down into it.
> I think this would be FANTASTIC!

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