From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Patti Subject: Re: The power of '-' Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:40:48 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57353) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bGV63-0003hw-Rh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:40:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bGV61-0000zj-Pv for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:40:50 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-x22e.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c06::22e]:36006) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bGV61-0000zW-LL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:40:49 -0400 Received: by mail-oi0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id f189so124765612oig.3 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:40:49 -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: Brenda Butler Cc: orgmode list Export is one of org's best features IMO. You can take your outline and make a PDF, HTML, etc etc out of it. Very handy for when you want to type some notes or something up and make them look REALLY polished. Impress the boss :) -Chris On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Brenda Butler wrote: > 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 >> > -- Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpatti@gmail.com | AIM: chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, Pixar