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From: Andrew Young <youngar17@gmail.com>
To: Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com>
Cc: Org Mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: starting value for ordered lists?
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 14:46:11 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMvvmF9cQwvn9xhAUJ-QQcM5xnCMmOMaRKwMcpkvPgsrw+eNgQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN_Dec_wocM6mch9n8UDvXCFe+Qd4kXxfMLHYB=awt857ZQxGQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Matt,

You have to start the text of the item with [@13].
Try:
13. [@13] this is the 13th item

Sincerely,
Andrew

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com> 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
>
> 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
>
>

  reply	other threads:[~2012-08-08 18:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-08 18:24 starting value for ordered lists? Matt Price
2012-08-08 18:46 ` Andrew Young [this message]
2012-08-08 19:03 ` Jonathan Leech-Pepin

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