From: abq@bitrot.link
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Is the cascading logic of outlines a feature, or a design bug?
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:23:45 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a923d5378641a7c0c2b94ff103ba5ebf@bitrot.link> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87cz86qxrc.fsf@localhost>
On 2022-12-26 10:12, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
> It is not a bug. It is not a feature. Just a design decision. With pros
> and cons. Doing the opposite would also have pros and cons.
>
> I suggest you to elaborate about what exact properties of outlines you
> are missing.
OK, a design tradeoff was made, with a cost and a benefit.
The cost was the restriction at hand. Its mention in the FAQ is
indication that it does actually affect people. Tomas also just replied
that it's sometimes an obstacle for him, which he needs to work around.
So, that addresses the cost. What was the benefit?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-12-26 17:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-12-26 6:47 Is the cascading logic of outlines a feature, or a design bug? abq
2022-12-26 7:51 ` tomas
2022-12-26 10:12 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-26 17:23 ` abq [this message]
2022-12-26 17:32 ` tomas
2022-12-26 17:36 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-26 18:37 ` tomas
2022-12-27 7:21 ` Marcin Borkowski
2022-12-27 9:00 ` tomas
2022-12-28 6:40 ` Marcin Borkowski
2022-12-28 7:28 ` Heinz Tuechler
2022-12-28 9:29 ` tomas
2022-12-26 12:38 ` Max Nikulin
2022-12-26 17:03 ` abq
2022-12-27 16:02 ` Max Nikulin
2022-12-28 1:52 ` Samuel Wales
2022-12-28 7:14 ` Stefan Nobis
2022-12-28 7:21 ` Samuel Wales
2022-12-28 8:45 ` Greg Minshall
2022-12-28 9:13 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-12-28 9:34 ` Greg Minshall
2022-12-28 9:34 ` tomas
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