From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Thomas S. Dye" Subject: Re: Re: Continuation of main section text after subsections ? Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:00:03 -1000 Message-ID: <1B9E8A57-E4C2-491D-8FA6-21A08AD1B172@tsdye.com> References: <20110327170251.58923564@hsdev.com> <81tyeotvzo.fsf@gmail.com> <20110327181155.054fecf2@hsdev.com> <20408.1301244331@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> 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 [140.186.70.92] (port=35749 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q3tJx-0005sA-GE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:00:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q3tJv-0007Oj-OG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:00:09 -0400 Received: from cpoproxy1-pub.bluehost.com ([69.89.21.11]:53564 helo=outbound-mail-01.bluehost.com) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q3tJv-0007NB-Fx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:00:07 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20408.1301244331@alphaville.dokosmarshall.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: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Mar 27, 2011, at 6:45 AM, Nick Dokos wrote: > Marcel van der Boom wrote: > >> When writing I tend to think about org headings as 'handles' to a >> logical block of information, including its child blocks. >> Apparently my >> analogy clashes with what org-mode wants. I had my hopes on a >> customization option. >> >> Is there a strong reason this could not work as an option in org- >> mode? >> > > I'm sure that patches would be welcome, but I think you'd find it > difficult to specify, let alone implement. In particular, how do you > tell where the section 1.1.1 stuff ends and the section 1 stuff begins > again? And would the extra stuff be part of section 1 or (sub)section > 1.1? Why? And don't forget this is all just text, so any markup has to > be minimal, intuitive and as unobtrusive as possible. > > The devil is in the details. > > Nick I don't think the limitation is Org-mode's. Marcel's structure simply deviates from proper outline structure. His situation is typically handled in linear text with footnotes, and in non-linear text with links, both of which Org-mode implements without issue. Tom