From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Wales Subject: Re: Copying subtrees with footnotes Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:54:51 -0700 Message-ID: References: <87fvzpu9ts.fsf@sophokles.streitblatt.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44947) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UIQ2B-0000Pl-Ay for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:54:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UIQ29-0007kg-J8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:54:55 -0400 Received: from mail-wg0-f52.google.com ([74.125.82.52]:58117) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UIQ29-0007kX-Ch for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:54:53 -0400 Received: by mail-wg0-f52.google.com with SMTP id 15so1747742wgd.7 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:54:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87fvzpu9ts.fsf@sophokles.streitblatt.de> 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: Florian Beck Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Not a direct answer to your question, but: I find that inline footnotes solve a lot of problems: locality of reference is a huge deal both cognitively and for organization; they cannot be put in the wrong sections by mistake; they can't get numbers mixed up; they can't get deleted or commented without the corresponding part doing so in the normal case; it is not necessary to follow them to check to see if they are there or what they are or where they are; they can't get refiled or separated from their definitions by headline additions; and they trigger fewer numbering bugs. They also, apparently, can be copied more easily. Samuel On 3/20/13, Florian Beck wrote: > Hi, > > I need to copy subtrees between org-buffers, but `org-copy-subtree' > ignores footnotes (which is technically correct, I guess). Is there any > way to automate this? > -- > Florian Beck > > -- The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. ANYBODY can get it. There is NO hope without action. This means YOU.