From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Debaditya Mukhopadhyay Subject: Re: How to sort table in blocks. Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:10:51 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b11200b2f6cd604bb51e17c Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50219) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S8Lh3-000391-Ai for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:10:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S8Lh1-0005r4-Bp for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:10:56 -0400 Received: from mail-pz0-f41.google.com ([209.85.210.41]:34657) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S8Lh1-0005qk-2A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:10:55 -0400 Received: by dadv6 with SMTP id v6so5869060dad.0 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:10:51 -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: suvayu ali Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --047d7b11200b2f6cd604bb51e17c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Suvayu (Subayu?), Thanks for your answer- I wanted to know that if there is a way to go about it in orgmode. Ultimately took your advice and used the in the column. best. In all bongness. Debaditya On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM, suvayu ali wrote: > 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. > --047d7b11200b2f6cd604bb51e17c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Suvayu (Subayu?),

Thanks for your answer- I wanted to know that i= f there is a way to go about it in orgmode. Ultimately took your advice and= =A0 used the <N> in the column.
best.
In all bongness.
Debad= itya

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM, suvayu ali= <fat= kasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Debaditya,

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 01:47, Debaditya Mukhopadhyay
<debaditya@gmail.com> wrot= e:
> 2. I would like to sort the table based on date, but instead of sortin= g 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.

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