From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jonathan Leech-Pepin Subject: Re: starting value for ordered lists? Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:03:25 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52659) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SzBXU-0002Sr-BC for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:03:29 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SzBXS-0003k6-U0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:03:28 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.213.41]:34886) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SzBXS-0003jx-Pc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:03:26 -0400 Received: by yhr47 with SMTP id 47so1288766yhr.0 for ; Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:03:26 -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: Matt Price Cc: Org Mode Hello, On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Matt Price wrote: > Hi, > > in the org manual (http://orgmode.org/manual/Plain-lists.html) i read that I > can start an ordered list at a particular number using an [@20] syntax: > > If you want a list to start with a different value (e.g. 20), start the text > of the item with [@20]4. Those constructs can be used in any item of the > list in order to enforce a particular numbering. > > I think I'm not understanding somehting though, as if I try this: > > [@13]. thirteenth item > The [@#] syntax has to come after the list item and before the item's text. The following was created using Alt+Enter on each line, and typing the content, the numbers automatically recalculate when you create the next entry with Alt+Enter. #+begin_src org 1. Test item 1 3. [@3] Item 3 4. 10. [@10] Item 10 11. #+end_src > org doesn't seem to recognize the line as a list item. I'm running a pretty > recent org 7.8.11 from git. I'm sure I'm just reading the manual wrong -- > any hints? thanks > Matt > Regards, -- Jon