From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brenda Butler Subject: Re: The power of '-' Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:24:44 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114e364263d4070536097231 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54865) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bGUqW-0000qJ-GW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:24:49 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bGUqU-0005c3-B4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:24:47 -0400 Received: from mail-vk0-x229.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400c:c05::229]:33175) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bGUqU-0005bT-1T for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:24:46 -0400 Received: by mail-vk0-x229.google.com with SMTP id d185so159613665vkg.0 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:24:45 -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" To: Chris Patti Cc: orgmode list --001a114e364263d4070536097231 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm not super advanced in org-mode, so take what I have to say as "non-authoritative", but: I don't think you need any prefix on lines in your org-mode file. Lines with some number of * are headers as you noted Lines that start with a - make a list of items. I'm not sure what you can do with lists ... but probably that has an effect on formatting. So you can have a paragraph (no prefix), then a list (list items start with -) then another paragraph ... I haven't tried to "export" my org files so I don't know how it would look. I just use the files as a todo/done list/database/thing. bjb On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Chris Patti wrote: > So, this is one of those weird moments where I feel really stupid > saying this, but I can imagine others have dealt with this as well. > > When I first started using org-mode, I thought you prefixed every line > with some number of *. > > Then, I discovered that the *** were headings, and actual items under > those headings were prefixed with '-'. > > This is a simple thing, but WOW did it make a huge difference. > > * I kept wondering why exports to PDF or HTML looked like crud > * Things like beamer wouldn't render my slides properly > > etc etc. > > I'm going to go over the documentation and ensure I wasn't just > looking past something, but I wonder if others have had this problem. > > -Chris > > -- > Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpatti@gmail.com | AIM: > chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI > "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, > Pixar > > --001a114e364263d4070536097231 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm not super advan= ced in org-mode, so take what I have to say as "non-authoritative"= ;, but:

I don't think you need any prefix on lines in your= org-mode file.
Lines with some number of * are headers as you not= ed
Lines that start with a - make a list of items.

I&= #39;m not sure what you can do with lists ... but probably that has an effe= ct on formatting.
So you can have a paragraph (no prefix), then a = list (list items start with -) then another paragraph ...

I ha= ven't tried to "export" my org files so I don't know how = it would look.=C2=A0 I just use the files as a todo/done list/database/thin= g.

bjb


On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Chris Patti <cpatti@gmai= l.com> wrote:
So, this is o= ne of those weird moments where I feel really stupid
saying this, but I can imagine others have dealt with this as well.

When I first started using org-mode, I thought you prefixed every line
with some number of *.

Then, I discovered that the *** were headings, and actual items under
those headings were prefixed with '-'.

This is a simple thing, but WOW did it make a huge difference.

* I kept wondering why exports to PDF or HTML looked like crud
* Things like beamer wouldn't render my slides properly

etc etc.

I'm going to go over the documentation and ensure I wasn't just
looking past something, but I wonder if others have had this problem.

-Chris

--
Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpatti@gmail.com | AIM:
chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI
"Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lass= eter, Pixar


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