From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: POLL: should we export text before the first headline Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:07:26 +0100 Message-ID: References: <906666fe8bac8bedcf4cf07f7f7cfd87@science.uva.nl> <871wjmmuq2.fsf@presario.homelinux.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HT1gZ-0001qV-Tz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:08:59 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HT1gX-0001lN-EE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:08:58 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HT1gX-0001km-88 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:08:57 -0500 Received: from korteweg.uva.nl ([146.50.98.70]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HT1f9-0002f5-Jg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:07:31 -0400 In-Reply-To: <871wjmmuq2.fsf@presario.homelinux.org> 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: Xiao-Yong Jin Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Mar 18, 2007, at 16:34, Xiao-Yong Jin wrote: > Carsten Dominik writes: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I would like to collect opinions on this issue: >> >> Currently, exporting only starts at the first headline, >> ignoring anything before it. There have been request to change >> this, I'd like to know if this would break someone's habits. >> >> So do you use the space before the first headline to put notes/text >> that should not be exported? > > It is definitely very handy if you can put some links, > internal or external, before the first headline, so that you > can access some places much easier. In that case, some > people may not want to export that few lines. However, I > would vote for adding a new custom variable to control that > behavior. It is all about choices. Nevertheless, don't > export the line with `-*- mode: org -*-' or any in-buffer > options. Well, even if we export the stuff before the first headline, there would be ways to place stuff there that would not be exported, for example by using a COMMENT section like * COMMENT here is where I put my internal links etc Here is my stuff By the way, the first line with the -*- mode: org -*- should always be a comment - this is a bug I will fix. Anyway, I also like my space before the first headline for internal links and other ramblings, so the default will remain to not exporting it. There will come an options for those who need to get this part exported as well. Thanks to everyone for input. - Carsten