Re: Moving paragraphs instead of lines

[Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>]

Paragraph definitions are complex in Org-mode, because of
plain lists, tables etc.  I think that moving paragraphs in this way
would lead to surprising results too often, so I will not implement
this suggestion.

Thanks.

- Carsten

On Feb 14, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Rick Moynihan wrote:

> When the cursor is positioned within a paragraph would M-<up> and M- 
> <down> not be better set to move the current paragraph above or  
> below it's surrounding paragraphs respectively?
>
> e.g.  When the point is positioned in the following outline, would a  
> M-<up> not be better moving the foo paragraph above the bar one,  
> rather than just repositioning the 6-foo line?
>
> * Outline
>
> bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar  
> bar
> bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar bar  
> bar
> bar bar bar bar bar
>
> foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo  
> foo
> foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo  
> foo
> foo foo foo foo foo foo | <-- point
>
> I could see such operations being restricted to only operate with  
> the current outline level.  I realise the M-<up>/<down> behaviour  
> when on an outline is correct, but I see little need in  
> repositioning lines within a paragraph if the user is using M-q to  
> wrap paragraphs, as I do. Moving the paragraph here would surely  
> make more sense.
>
>
> R.
>
>
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