From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Brody, William (Buck)" Subject: Format lists in multiple columns Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:44:03 -0500 Message-ID: <46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5@MAIL.darden.virginia.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0814852625==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NZxsM-0000T7-SR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:43:26 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NZxsI-0000Ry-FS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:43:26 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56808 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NZxsI-0000Rt-7v for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:43:22 -0500 Received: from proteus2.darden.virginia.edu ([128.143.59.148]:61392 helo=mail.darden.virginia.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NZxsH-0005EM-RZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:43:22 -0500 Content-Language: en-US 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: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" --===============0814852625== Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5MAILdardenvir_" --_000_46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5MAILdardenvir_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is there a way to format lists into multiple columns. I want to do this in= order to preserve screen real estate and limit the number of pages used in= printing. For example: * Fruits 1. Apples 2. Oranges 3. Pears 4. Strawberries 5. Grapefruit 6. blueberries 7. nectarines Would Be * Fruits 1. Apples 5.Grapefruit 2. Oranges 6.blueberries 3. Pears 7.nectarines 4. Strawberries Thanks --_000_46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5MAILdardenvir_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Is there a way to format lists into multiple columns. = I want to do this in order to preserve screen real estate and limit the numbe= r of pages used in printing.

For example:

* Fruits

1. Apples

2. Oranges

3. Pears

4. Strawberries

5. Grapefruit

6. blueberries

7. nectarines

Would Be

* Fruits

1. Apples &nb= sp; 5.Grapefruit

2. Oranges &n= bsp; 6.blueberries

3. Pears &nbs= p; 7.nectarines<= /o:p>

4. Strawberries

Thanks

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Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode --===============0814852625==-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Format lists in multiple columns Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:47:06 +0100 Message-ID: <3E81DAA9-3CF6-4841-BB81-B599DF7B30C0@gmail.com> References: <46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5@MAIL.darden.virginia.edu> 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 1Na3YS-0001bL-QK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:47:17 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Na3YN-0001Zi-7m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:47:15 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59495 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Na3YL-0001ZZ-V1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:47:10 -0500 Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:60048) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Na3YL-0002Jx-9g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:47:09 -0500 Received: from mail-fx0-f216.google.com ([209.85.220.216]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Na3YK-00011A-KJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:47:08 -0500 Received: by fxm8 with SMTP id 8so4636735fxm.26 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:47:07 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5@MAIL.darden.virginia.edu> 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: "Brody, William (Buck)" Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" On Jan 27, 2010, at 3:44 AM, Brody, William (Buck) wrote: > Is there a way to format lists into multiple columns. I want to do > this in order to preserve screen real estate and limit the number of > pages used in printing. > > For example: > > * Fruits > 1. Apples > 2. Oranges > 3. Pears > 4. Strawberries > 5. Grapefruit > 6. blueberries > 7. nectarines > > Would Be > > * Fruits > 1. Apples 5.Grapefruit > 2. Oranges 6.blueberries > 3. Pears 7.nectarines > 4. Strawberries No. - Carsten From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wes Hardaker Subject: Re: Format lists in multiple columns Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:28:22 -0800 Message-ID: References: <46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5@MAIL.darden.virginia.edu> <3E81DAA9-3CF6-4841-BB81-B599DF7B30C0@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NaZ6S-0006Wv-Qw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:28:28 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NaZ6O-0006VC-8w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:28:28 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33163 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NaZ6N-0006V8-Vw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:28:24 -0500 Received: from mail.hardakers.net ([168.150.236.43]:47931) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NaZ6N-0002He-HQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:28:23 -0500 In-Reply-To: <3E81DAA9-3CF6-4841-BB81-B599DF7B30C0@gmail.com> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:47:06 +0100") 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: Carsten Dominik Cc: "Brody, William (Buck)" , "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" >>>>> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:47:06 +0100, Carsten Dominik said: >> * Fruits >> 1. Apples 5.Grapefruit >> 2. Oranges 6.blueberries >> 3. Pears 7.nectarines >> 4. Strawberries CD> No. Well, tables help here... -- Wes Hardaker My Pictures: http://capturedonearth.com/ My Thoughts: http://pontifications.hardakers.net/ From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Brody, William (Buck)" Subject: RE: Format lists in multiple columns Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:21:46 -0500 Message-ID: <46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DB00B02A@MAIL.darden.virginia.edu> References: <46FF04F1BA077D4586212E7E31C57D2A01DA2470E5@MAIL.darden.virginia.edu> <3E81DAA9-3CF6-4841-BB81-B599DF7B30C0@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Nb09F-000351-Ue for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:21:09 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=52479 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Nb09F-00034p-5J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:21:09 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Nb09A-0004AJ-R0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:21:07 -0500 Received: from proteus2.darden.virginia.edu ([128.143.59.148]:1592 helo=mail.darden.virginia.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Nb09A-00049q-5q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:21:04 -0500 In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US 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: Wes Hardaker , Carsten Dominik Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" Tables would work well. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Wes Hardaker [mailto:wjhns209@hardakers.net]=20 Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:28 PM To: Carsten Dominik Cc: Brody, William (Buck); emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: Re: Format lists in multiple columns >>>>> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:47:06 +0100, Carsten Dominik said: >> * Fruits >> 1. Apples 5.Grapefruit >> 2. Oranges 6.blueberries >> 3. Pears 7.nectarines >> 4. Strawberries CD> No. Well, tables help here... --=20 Wes Hardaker =20 My Pictures: http://capturedonearth.com/ My Thoughts: http://pontifications.hardakers.net/