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Subject: Re: How to sort an unordered list?
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 11:53:31 -0700
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To: Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>
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On Sat, 6 Jun 2015, Sharon Kimble wrote:

> Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>
>>> I've been unable to sort an unordered list as per
>>> http://orgmode.org/manual/Plain-lists.html where it says 'C-c ^' but
>>> everytime I try on a highlighted region it just inserts ^ at the
>>> beginning of the first item.
>>>
>>

[description of keyboard issues deleted]

>
> Essentially the only viable, working, key in emacs on the 'F-key
> row' was 'F5'!
>
> So I'm now back on my old keyboard, and back to working as usual,
> but still unable to sort any lists.
>

What does `M-x org-sort RET' yield?

Chuck