From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: suvayu ali Subject: Re: How to sort table in blocks. Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:13:32 +0100 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]:51365) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S80CT-0005wo-76 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:13:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S80CR-0002CP-2O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:13:56 -0400 Received: from mail-gy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.160.169]:36943) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S80CQ-00028Z-Rg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:13:54 -0400 Received: by ghrr18 with SMTP id r18so3046720ghr.0 for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:13:52 -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: Debaditya Mukhopadhyay Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Debaditya, On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 01:47, Debaditya Mukhopadhyay wrote: > 2. I would like to sort the table based on date, but instead of sorting each > line is it possible to sort by block (defined by the horizontal lines.)? What you are asking about is a table.el table. You can use those with org, but the support is spotty at best. You will loose the ability use table formulae, sorting or even nice export to multiple backends. In short, the answer is "no you can't". That said, I believe you can put the multiple lines in one long line and specify how wide the column can be so it appears to be small and neatly folded in buffer. While editing you can call org-edit-special and edit the long line conveniently. You also retain all the other awesome org table features. Hope this helps. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.