From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: suggestion: display of #+TITLE Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:04:51 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87wrxcnsig.fsf@stats.ox.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ns9ju-0000A4-Di for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:01:54 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=54571 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ns9jl-00006p-0S for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:01:54 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ns9jb-0002pf-UI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:01:44 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f227.google.com ([209.85.219.227]:62046) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ns9ja-0002Yu-KS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:01:35 -0400 Received: by mail-ew0-f227.google.com with SMTP id 27so1039911ewy.14 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87wrxcnsig.fsf@stats.ox.ac.uk> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Dan Davison Cc: emacs org-mode mailing list On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Dan Davison wrote: > Might it be worth considering a special display for the #+title line > in > org buffers? > > Currently it is easy for the title to get buried among more technical > configuration lines like #+options, #+startup, #+seq_toto etc. One can > take the approach of leaving #+title at the top of the document, and > moving the other config lines elesewhere, but even so I am wondering > whether anyone else is attracted by the idea of providing an org-title > display property that would hide the #+title: component, and use an > appropriate face for the title text. > > In some ways, the current state gives the impression that the title is > something which becomes important during export, but is not really a > key > component of document when it is being viewed in emacs. For example, I > expect others are familiar with the experience of exporting an org > file > without a title, finding that the first heading has been used as a > title, and then going back to add in the title as an afterthought. > But a > title is an important part of a document, and I thought perhaps a > special title display would help to make the title more of a first > class > citizen in org buffers? Hi Dan, I agree. Maybe he same should be true for DATE and AUTHOR, maybe EMAIL? Would you like to make a patch for this, introducing a new face and applying it to these constructs? - Carsten