> (require 'saveplace)
> (setq-default save-place t)

> works for me. It just opens the place where I had the point, nothing
> more, but that's what I need most.

This is more convenient than Emacs bookmarks, but still breaks org-mode to
a certain extent: all non top-level headlines below point are hidden. At
least for me.

2013/3/20 42 147 <aeuster@gmail.com>

> Apologies on behalf of my inferior cognitive faculty, but I do not see a
> solution to my problem in those options (perhaps merely a means to it).
>
> Between OVERVIEW, CONTENT, SHOWALL, SHOWEVERYTHING, which == "allow me to
> save and reopen the buffer in its current configuration."
>
> From what I can gather from limited reading comprehension, these are still
> general settings, i.e., ALL headlines will be opened; ALL drawers will be
> opened; ALL text will be exposed.
>
> What I want is to just have those things exposed that I exposed in my
> particular session.
>
> mit freundlichen Grüßen,
>
> 42
>
>
> 2013/3/20 Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
>
>> Hi Fourtytwo,
>>
>> 42 147 <aeuster@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > When I return to this buffer, I want all of this to be opened.
>>
>> (info "(Org)Visibility cycling")
>>
>>    When Emacs first visits an Org file, the global state is set to
>> OVERVIEW, i.e., only the top level headlines are visible.  This can be
>> configured through the variable 'org-startup-folded', or on a per-file
>> basis by adding one of the following lines anywhere in the buffer:
>>
>>      #+STARTUP: overview
>>      #+STARTUP: content
>>      #+STARTUP: showall
>>      #+STARTUP: showeverything
>>
>>    The startup visibility options are ignored when the file is open for
>> the first time during the agenda generation: if you want the agenda to
>> honor the startup visibility, set 'org-agenda-inhibit-startup' to nil.
>>
>> Furthermore, any entries with a 'VISIBILITY' property (*note Properties
>> and
>> Columns::) will get their visibility adapted accordingly.  Allowed values
>> for
>> this property are 'folded', 'children', 'content', and 'all'.  'C-u C-u
>> <TAB>' ('org-set-startup-visibility')
>>      Switch back to the startup visibility of the buffer, i.e., whatever
>> is
>>      requested by startup options and 'VISIBILITY' properties in
>> individual
>>      entries.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> --
>>  Bastien
>>
>
>